A supermarket sells both a leading brand of laundry powder and its own brand of
laundry powder. On all sizes of the leading brand it makes a profit of 15
percent-of cost per box. On all sizes of its own brand it makes a profit of 10
percent of cost per box. For a certain month, from the sales of which of the
two brands does the supermarket realize the greater profit?
(1) Ounce for ounce, the supermarket pays a higher wholesale price for the
leading brand than it does for its own brand.
(2) Ounce for ounce, the supermarket sells 25 percent more of its own brand
than of the leading brand.


A)if statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 2
alone is not sufficient
B)if statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I
alone is not sufficient
C)if both statements together are needed to answer the question, but neither
statement alone Is sufficient
D)if either statement by itself is sufficient to answer the question
E)if not enough facts are given to answer the question