A store purchased a batch of dual cassette recorders. If each is sold for 380 yuan, there will be a 5% loss. To make an 8% profit, how much should each be sold for?
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Solution
Answer: Let the purchase price of each dual cassette recorder be yuan. According to the problem, we have:
Solving for , we get
Next, let's assume we need to sell it for yuan each to make an 8% profit. According to the problem, we have:
Solving for , we get .
Therefore, to make an 8% profit, each should be sold for 432 yuan.
Hence, the correct choice is .
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