Given a math problem with context and a question and 5 answer choices, the task is to provide the correct answer choice based on the problem. You must choose one of the given answer choices by letter: a, b, c, d, or e; anything else is invalid.

[Q]: Problem: a textile manufacturing firm employees 100 looms. it makes fabrics for a branded company. the aggregate sales value of the output of the 100 looms is rs 5, 00,000 and the monthly manufacturing expenses is rs 1, 50,000. assume that each loom contributes equally to the sales and manufacturing expenses are evenly spread over the number of looms. monthly establishment charges are rs 75000. if one loom breaks down and remains idle for one month, the decrease in profit is :
Options: a. 13000, b. 7000, c. 10000, d. 3500, e. none of these
[A]: d


[Q]: Problem: exactly 35 % of the reporters for a certain wire service cover local politics in country x. if 30 % of the reporters who cover politics for the wire service do not cover local politics in country x, what percent of the reporters for the wire service do not cover politics ?
Options: a. 20 %, b. 42 %, c. 44 %, d. 50 %, e. 84 %
[A]: d


[Q]: Problem: annie and sam set out together on bicycles traveling at 15 and 12 km per hour respectively. after 40 minutes, annie stops to fix a flat tire. if it takes annie 30 minutes to fix the flat tire and sam continues to ride during this time, how many minutes will it take annie to catch up with sam assuming that annie resumes riding at 15 km per hour ?
Options: a. 20, b. 40, c. 60, d. 80, e. 100
[A]:
d