Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: crazy eddie has a key chain factory . eddie managed to decrease the cost of manufacturing his key chains while keeping the same selling price , and thus increased the profit from the sale of each key chain from 25 % of the selling price to 50 % of the selling price . if the manufacturing cost is now $ 50 , what was it before the decrease ? 
Options: a ) $ 75 , b ) $ 40 , c ) $ 50 , d ) $ 80 , e ) $ 100
Output (English): a