In 2003, the making hits record company spent 40% of its total budget on the production of ten albums, 30% of its budget on the marketing of these albums, and the remainder of its budget on overhead costs. in the same year, the song factory record company spent 20% of its total budget on the production of 10 albums and 60% of its budget on the marketing of these albums. making hits sold a total of 800,000 copies of the ten records it produced in 2003, while the song factory sold a total of 1,600,000 copies of the ten records it produced in 2003.
assuming each company met its budget, which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information given above?
(a) the amount of money spent on marketing is directly related to the number of copies sold.
(b) making hits spent more money on the production of its albums in 2003 than did the song factory.
(c) song factory’s total revenue from the sale of albums produced in 2003 was higher than that of making hits.
(d) in 2003, making hits spent a larger percentage of its budget on overhead costs than did the song factory.
(e) the song factory sold more copies of its 2003 albums than making hits did because the song factory spent a higher percentage of its budget on the marketing of its albums.