In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.

Problem: a merchant purchased a jacket for $ 54 and then determined a selling price that equalled the purchase price of the jacket plus a markup that was 40 percent of the selling price . during a sale , the merchant discounted the selling price by 20 percent and sold the jacket . what was the merchant ’ s gross profit on this sale ? 
Options: a ) $ 0 , b ) $ 3 , c ) $ 4 , d ) $ 12 , e ) $ 18
e

Problem: a candidate got 33 % of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 833 votes . how many votes were cast ? 
Options: a ) 2250 , b ) 2450 , c ) 2650 , d ) 2850 , e ) 3050
b

Problem: there were two candidates in an election . winner candidate received 62 % of votes and won the election by 312 votes . find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate ? 
Options: a ) 806 , b ) 744 , c ) 912 , d ) 1200 , e ) 1400

a