The capital of a company is made up of $50000$ preferred shares with a dividend of $20 \%$ and $20000$ common shares,the par value of each type of share being $Rs. 10$. The company had a total profit of $Rs. 180000$,out of which $Rs. 30000$ were kept in a reserve fund and the remaining was distributed to shareholders. Find the dividend percentage for the common shareholders (in $\%$).

  • A
    $24$
  • B
    $20$
  • C
    $25$
  • D
    $30$

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