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A manufacturer made an article and sold it to a wholesaler at a profit of 25%. The wholesaler sold the article to a retailer at a profit of 40%. The retailer finally sold the article to a customer at 60% profit.
a) Find how much a customer paid for an article that cost the manufacturer sh 600 to make.
b) A customer paid sh 2100 for another article. Determine how much it had cost the manufacturer to make the article.
c) The retailer bought an article which had cost the wholesaler sh 1080. He marked the article at a price such that after allowing his customer a discount of 10% he would still make a profit of 50%. Find the price at which the article was marked.