A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 23.5%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?	Choose the correct choice from the following choices:	A) 70 %	B) 60 %	C) 30 %	D) 10 %	E) 20 %

Rationale: "explanation : let c . p . be rs . 100 . then , s . p . = rs . 123.50 let marked price be rs . x . then , 95 / 100 x = 123.50 x = 12350 / 95 = rs . 130 now , s . p . = rs . 130 , c . p . = rs . 100 profit % = 30 % . answer c"
Answer: C