
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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A trader is looking to purchase goods worth $\textdollar{12000}$. The trader can choose between two discount strategies. The first strategy offers successive discounts of $30\%$, $15\%$, and $5\%$, while the second strategy provides a $45\%$ discount followed by two successive $10\%$ discounts. However, the second strategy comes with an additional processing fee of $\textdollar{150}$. Which strategy yields a lower final cost?
**A)** $\ 5423$
**B)** $\ 6783$
**C)** $\ 5687$
**D)** $\ 5496$

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