A grocer buys apples for 72¢ per pound. If 10% of the apples goes bad and he still wants to make a 20% profit over his purchase price, what should be the sales price?	Choose the correct choice from the following choices
A) 96¢
B) 70¢
C) 80¢
D) 85¢
E) 98¢
for making calculation simple let us consider he buys 10pounds @ 72/pound=720¢ in total .   10% apples lost...means 9 pounds left.   further he wants 20% profit on 720 ¢   means he wants to earn 864¢   sales price should be   864/9= 
<gadget id="calculator">  864/9</gadget>
<output>96</output>
¢ 96   96¢ns 96¢
<result>A</result>
A grocer buys apples for 72¢ per pound. If 10% of the apples goes bad and he still wants to make a 20% profit over his purchase price, what should be the sales price?