A large delicatessen purchased Q 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 option:
A) (p − d)(s − c)
B) s(p − d) − pc
C) c(p − d) − ds
D) d(s − c) − pc
E) pc − ds
Total cost price = c*Q ............... (1)   Wastage = d pounds   Quantity sold = p-d   Selling price per pound = s   Total selling price = s(Q-d) ........... (2)   Profit = (2) - (1)   = s(Q-d) - cQ   pc − ds
<result>E</result>
A large delicatessen purchased Q 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)