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The income of a person A increases from Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 14,000 and the expenditure increases from 40% to 50%. Find the percentage increase or decrease in the monthly savings of A.

A

`2(7)/9%` increase

B

`2(7)/9%` decrease

C

`3%` increase

D

`3%` decrease

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