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A manufacturer purchased an item at 30% less than its production cost and sold the item at a price that was 17 greater than what the manufacturer paid for it. The price at which the manufacturer sold the item was what percent of the item's production cost?

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A manufacturer purchased an item at 30% less than its production cost and sold the item at a price that was 17 greater than what the manufacturer paid for it. The price at which the manufacturer sold the item was what percent of the item's production cost?

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80%
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Let the production price be p
Then, Buying price = 0.7p
And, Selling price = 87(0.7p)=4p5=0.8p

Clearly, Selling price 80% of the Production price

Hence, option D

You can also assume some numbers;

Let the production price be 100
Then, Buying price = 70
And, Selling price = 87(70)=80

Clearly, Selling price 80% of the Production price
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