A large delicatessen purchased p pounds of cheese for c dollars per pound. If d 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 choices.
A) (p − d)(s − c)	B) s(p − d) − pc	C) c(p − d) − ds	D) S(p-d) - cp	E) pc − ds
Total cost price = c*p ............... (1)   Wastage = d pounds   Quantity sold = p-d   Selling price per pound = S   Total selling price = S(p-d) ........... (2)   Profit = (2) - (1)   = S(p-d) - cp   S(p-d) - cp
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A large delicatessen purchased p pounds of cheese for c dollars per pound. If d 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)