
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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Mr. $A$ owns a home worth $200,000. He sells it to Mr. $B$ at a $15\%$ profit. Mr. $B$ then sells the house back to Mr. $A$ at a $5\%$ loss. Determine the financial outcome for Mr. $A$ from the entire transaction.
A) Mr. A gains $11,500$
B) Mr. A gains $15,000$
C) Mr. A loses $1,500$
D) Mr. A loses $500$
E) Mr. A gains $18,500$

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