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A jua kali artisan made an article and sold it to a wholesaler at a profit of 20%. The wholesaler sold the article to a retailer at a profit of 30%. The retailer finally sold the article to a
customer at a profit of 50%.
(a) If it cost the artisan sh.500 to make the article,find how much the customer paid for it.
(b) A customer paid sh. 1,560 for another article. Determine how much the wholesaler had paid for it.
(c) During a clearance sale, the retailer reduced his prices by 10%. Find the percentage profit the retailer made on an article which had cost the artisan sh. 1000 to make.