The profit from the sale of a certain appliance increases, though not proportionally, with the number of units sold. did the profit exceed $4 million on sales of 380,000 units?
(1) the profit exceeded $2 million on sales of 200,000 units
(2) the profit exceeded $5 million on sales of 350,000 units
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If profit has already exceeded $5(>4)million by selling 350000(>380000) then We know that profit will exceed $4 million by selling 380000 units.
We don't have enough information to apply same logic for A)
If profit has already exceeded $5(>4)million by selling 350000(>380000) then We know that profit will exceed $4 million by selling 380000 units.
We don't have enough information to apply same logic for A)
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(1) For 200,000 units, the profit exceeded $2 millionTheAnuja55 wrote:The profit from the sale of a certain appliance increases, though not proportionally, with the number of units sold. did the profit exceed $4 million on sales of 380,000 units?
(1) the profit exceeded $2 million on sales of 200,000 units
(2) the profit exceeded $5 million on sales of 350,000 units
So, for 380,000 units, the profit exceeded (380,000 * 2)/200,000 = $3.8 million, but it is not clear if the profit exceeded $4 million or not; NOT sufficient.
(2) For 350,000 units, the profit exceeded $5 million.
So, for 380,000 units, the profit exceeded (380,000 * 5)/350,000 = $5.4 million, which clearly means that the profit exceeded $4 million; SUFFICIENT.
The correct answer is B.
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