
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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Alice's Bakery decided to increase the prices of all its products by 30%. After this increase, the bakery is offering a promotional discount where all items are sold at 25% off the increased prices. Which statement best describes the final sale price of an item in relation to its original price?
A) The sale price is 2.5% higher than the original price.
B) The sale price is higher than the original price, but by less than 2.5%.
C) The sale price is higher than the original price, but by more than 2.5%.
D) The sale price is 2.5% lower than the original price.
E) The sale price is the same as the original price.

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