Let the cabinets be X, Y and Z, in ascending order of COST.
Statement 1:
Let X be the cabinet sold at a loss, implying that X has the LOWEST selling price.
If Z cost 1000% more than Y, it could have the HIGHEST selling price sold AT A LOSS (in which case none of the cabinets would yield a profit greater than 10%) or sold AT A HUGE PROFIT (in which case Z would yield a profit greater than 10%).
INSUFFICIENT.
Statement 2:
Z has the LOWEST selling price.
Since Y has the MEDIAN selling price, X must have the HIGHEST selling price.
Since Y sold at a 10% profit yields the MEDIAN selling price, if X -- which cost less than Y -- is sold at a 10% profit, it will have a LOWER selling price than Y.
Thus, in order for X to have the HIGHEST selling price, it must be sold at a profit GREATER than 10%.
SUFFICIENT.
The correct answer is B.
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