A merchant buys $4000\, kg$ of wheat, one$-$fifth of which he sells at a gain of $5$ per cent, one$-$fourth at a gain of $10 \%$, one-half at a gain of $12$ percent, and the remainder at a gain of $16$ percent. If he had sold the whole at a gain of $11$ percent, he would have made $Rs.\, 72.80$ more. What was the cost price of the crop per kg? (in $Rs.$)
A merchant buys $4000\, kg$ of wheat, one$-$fifth of which he sells at a gain of $5$ per cent, one$-$fourth at a gain of $10 \%$, one-half at a gain of $12$ percent, and the remainder at a gain of $16$ percent. If he had sold the whole at a gain of $11$ percent, he would have made $Rs.\, 72.80$ more. What was the cost price of the crop per kg? (in $Rs.$)
- A
$2$
- B
$2.60$
- C
$2.50$
- D
$2.80$
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