The printed price of an article is Rs. 2,500. A wholesaler sells it to a retailer at 20% discount and charges sales-tax at the rate of 10%. Now the retailer, in turn, sells the article to a customer at its list price and articles the sales-tax at the same rate. Find the VAT paid by the retailer

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