$APD$ printed $3000$ copies of 'Career Power' at a cost of $Rs. 240000$. It gave $500$ copies free to different philanthropic institutions. It allowed a discount of $25\%$ on the published price and gave one copy free for every $25$ copies bought at a time. It was able to sell all the copies in this manner. If the published price is $Rs. 325$,then what is its overall gain or loss percentage in the whole transaction?

  • A
    $89\%$ gain
  • B
    $120\%$ loss
  • C
    $140\%$ loss
  • D
    $143.75\%$ gain

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