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Two thousand people lived in a Village of which 55% were male and the rest were female. The male population earned a profit of 5% and the female population earned 8% on an investment of Rs. 50 each. Find the change in the percentage profit of the village if the ratio of male to female gets reversed the next year, population remaining the same.

A

Drop of 0.3

B

Increase of 0.3

C

Increase of 0.45

D

Drop of 0.45

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