A large delicatessen purchased p pounds of cheese for c dollars per pound. If W pounds of the cheese had to be discarded due to spoilage and the delicatessen sold the rest for s dollars per pound, which of the following represents the gross profit on the sale of the purchase? (gross profitequalssales revenueminusproduct cost) Choose the correct choice from the following options:  A) (p − d)(s − c)  B) s(p − d) − pc  C) s(p-W) - cp  D) d(s − c) − pc  E) pc − ds
Total cost price = c*p ............... (1)   Wastage = W pounds   Quantity sold = p-W   Selling price per pound = s   Total selling price = s(p-W) ........... (2)   Profit = (2) - (1)   = s(p-W) - cp   s(p-W) - cp
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A large delicatessen purchased p pounds of cheese for c dollars per pound. If W pounds of the cheese had to be discarded due to spoilage and the delicatessen sold the rest for s dollars per pound, which of the following represents the gross profit on the sale of the purchase? (gross profitequalssales revenueminusproduct cost)