Rafael spent his pocket money of $\$150$ to buy three different articles $A, B,$ and $C$ from the same shopkeeper.

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Rafael spent his pocket money of $\$150$ to buy three different articles $A, B,$ and $C$ from the same shopkeeper. Rafael used $30$ percent of his pocket money to buy article $A,$ which was discounted by $10$ percent, $30$ percent of his pocket money to buy article $B,$ which was discounted by $25$ percent, and the rest of the money to buy article $C,$ which was discounted by $50$ percent. If articles $A, B,$ and $C$ were marked up by $25$ percent, $100$ percent, and $140$ percent respectively, what was the percentage profit made by the shopkeeper on selling the articles?

A. $20\%$
B. $25\%$
C. $30\%$
D. $33\%$
E. $40\%$

Answer: B

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