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Answer thequestions based on the data given in table 2
Cost and price data for Portland cement manufactured by Paharpur Cement and Bahsin Cement, for four consecutive quarters, are given in table 2:

Sales Revenue = Price × Sales Quantity
Profit = Sales Revenue – Cost
Profit Rate = Profit / Sales Quantity
If between Jan - Mar 2009 and Apr - Jun 2009 sales of Paharpur Cement increased from 543278 to 698236 and that of Bahsin Cement decreased from 526532 to 499874, then which of the following is true?
For Jan- Mar 2009 Paharpur cement
Sales Quantity = 543278
Cost as percentage of revenue = 87.56 %
Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-87.56
= 12.44 %
Profit = (12.44/100)* 543278 *304
= 20545470
Profit rate = 37.82
For Jan- Mar 2009 Bahsin Cement
Sales Quantity = 526532
Cost as percentage of revenue = 91.34 %
Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-91.34
= 8.66 %
Profit = (8.66/100)* 526532*440
= 20062975.3
Profit rate = 30.5
For Apr- Jun 2009 Paharpur cement
Sales Quantity = 698236
Cost as percentage of revenue = 91.03%
Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-91.03
= 8.97 %
Profit = (8.97/100)* 698236*340
= 21294801.53
Profit rate = 30.5
For Apr- Jun 2009 Bahsin Cement
Sales Quantity = 499874
Cost as percentage of revenue = 89.96%
Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-89.96
= 10.04 %
Profit = (10.04/100)* 499874*430
= 21580560.33
Profit rate = 43.17
Hence E is the correct answer
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