
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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Tom's Hat Shoppe first increased all original prices by $30\%$. Subsequently, the Shoppe is offering a sale where all prices are $15\%$ off these increased prices. What statement is most appropriate for describing the final sale price of an item compared to its original price?
A) The sale price is the same as the original price.
B) The sale price is 5% higher than the original price.
C) The sale price is higher than the original price, but by less than 5%.
D) The sale price is higher than the original price, but by more than 10%.

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