(A) Total Cost Price $(C.P.)$ = (Cost of paper) + (Transportation) + (Octroi) + (Porter charges)$C.P. = (120 \times 80) + 280 + (120 \times 0.40) + 72

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(A) Total Cost Price $(C.P.)$ = (Cost of paper) + (Transportation) + (Octroi) + (Porter charges)$C.P. = (120 \times 80) + 280 + (120 \times 0.40) + 72$$C.P. = 9600 + 280 + 48 + 72 = 10000$Total $C.P. = Rs. 10,000$To gain $8\%$ profit,the Total Selling Price $(S.P.)$ should be:$S.P. = C.P. \times (1 + \frac{8}{100}) = 10000 \times 1.08 = Rs. 10,800$Selling Price per ream = $\frac{10800}{120} = Rs. 90$

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$A$ man purchased $120$ reams of paper at $Rs. 80$ per ream. He spent $Rs. 280$ on transportation,paid octroi at the rate of $40$ paise per ream,and paid $Rs. 72$ to a porter. In order to gain $8\%$ profit,he must sell each ream of paper for (in $Rs.$):

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$89$
D
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$A$ man purchased $120$ reams of paper at $Rs. 80$ per ream. He spent $Rs. 280$ on transportation,paid octroi at the rate of $40$ paise per ream,and paid $Rs. 72$ to a porter. In order to gain $8\%$ profit,he must sell each ream of paper for (in $Rs.$):

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