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A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was ?

A

`18%`

B

`19%`

C

`17%`

D

`20%`

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