In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the general math. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.

[EX Q]: Problem: a certain manufacturer produces items for which the production costs consist of annual fixed costs totaling $ 130,000 and variables costs averaging $ 5 per item . if the manufacturer ' s selling price per item is $ 15 , how many items the manufacturer produce and sell to earn an annual profit of $ 150,000 ?
Options: a ) 2,858 , b ) 18,667 , c ) 28,000 , d ) 35,000 , e ) 40,000
[EX A]: c

[EX Q]: Problem: a case contains c cartons . each carton contains b boxes , and each box contains 200 paper clips . how many paper clips are contained in 2 cases ?
Options: a ) 200 bc , b ) 200 b / c , c ) 400 bc , d ) 400 b / c , e ) 400 / bc
[EX A]: c

[EX Q]: Problem: if the median of a list of numbers is m , the first quartile of the list is the median of the numbers in the list that are less than m . what is the first quartile of the list of numbers 42 , 24 , 30 , 22 , 26 , 27 , 33 and 35 ?
Options: a ) 33 , b ) 28 , c ) 27 , d ) 24 , e ) 25
[EX A]:
e