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A bookseller marks his books at an advance of 69% on the actual cost of production. He allows a discount of 15% and also given a copy free for every dozen sold at a time. What rate per cent profit does the bookseller make, if books are sold in lots of 12 ?

A

`32.6`

B

`47.5`

C

`24.9`

D

None of these

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