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The shopkeeper increased the price of a product by `25%` so that customer finds it difficult to purchase the required amount . But somehow the customer managed to purchase only `70%` of the required amount . What is the net difference in the expenditure on that product?

A

`10%`more

B

`5%` more

C

`12.5%`less

D

`17.5%` less

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