A fashion designer sold a pair of jeans to a retail store for 40 percent more than it cost to manufacture the pair of jeans. A customer bought the pair of jeans for 40 percent more than the retailer paid for them. The price the customer paid was what percent greater than the cost of manufacturing the jeans?  Select
A) 65 %
B) 70 %
C) 75 %
D) 85 %
E) 96 %

Rationale: "find the product of the two increases : ( 14 / 10 ) * ( 14 / 10 ) which is 1.96 and a 96 % increase . e"
Answer: E