
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Lou's Fine Shoes decides to adjust their pricing to increase sales. On Thursday, a pair of shoes costs $50$ dollars. On Friday, Lou decides to increase all prices by $20$ percent. To attract more customers, Lou announces a weekend sale stating, "Fifteen percent off the new price starting Monday." What is the cost of the shoes on Monday that cost $50$ on Thursday?
A) $48$
B) $49.50$
C) $51$
D) $53$
E) $54$

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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