an air - conditioning unit costs $ 470 . on december there was a discount for christmas of 16 % . 6 months later , the holiday season was over so the company raised the price of the air - conditioning by 12 % . how much will an air - conditioning unit cost in november ? Choose the correct choice from the following.
A) $ 442	B) $ 470	C) $ 472	D) $ 484	E) $ 491

Rationale: if its previous november ( before discount ) then price is $ 470 . but if its november of next year then 16 % discount on $ 470 = 470 ( 1 - 16 / 100 ) = $ 394.8 again a corrected raised price of 12 % over $ 394.8 = 394.8 ( 1 + 12 / 100 ) = 442.176 ~ $ 4442 ans a
Answer: A