1950 AHSME Problems/Problem 23

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A man buys a house for $10,000$ dollars and rents it. He puts $12\frac{1}{2}\%$ of each month's rent aside for repairs and upkeep; pays $&#036;$325$a year taxes and realizes$5\frac{1}{2}$% on his investment. The monthly rent is:$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) \textbf{(A)}\ 30\%\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 15\%\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 72\%\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 28\%\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of these} $