Mohit sold an article for $15000. Had he offered a discount of 10% on the selling price, he would have earned a profit of 8%. What is the cost price of the article?	Choices:
A) 12500	B) 25000	C) 15000	D) 18000	E) 17000

Rationale: "let the cp be $ x . had he offered 10 % discount , profit = 8 % profit = 8 / 100 x and hence his sp = x + 8 / 100 x = $ 1.08 x = 15000 - 10 / 100 ( 15000 ) = 15000 - 1500 = $ 13500 = > 1.08 x = 13500 = > x = 12500 a"
Answer: A