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Shown below are selected data from the financial statements of Noble Computers.(Dollar amounts are in millions,except for the per share data. )
Noble reported earnings per share for the year of $6 and paid cash dividends of $2.00 per share.At year-end,the Wall Street Journal listed Noble's capital stock as trading at $81 per share.
-200 Noble's gross profit rate was:

• A)18%.
• B)46%.
• C)50%.
• D)54%.

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