A is NOT the correct answer

In the private-label operating benchmarks section on p. 7 of each issue of the FIR, the industry- low, industry-average, and industry-high benchmarks for the margins over direct costs (as explained in the Help section for this same page) should be interpreted as representing o how much sellers of private-label footwear received per pair sold over and above materials costs and direct labor costs. how much in dollars and cents was earned (or lost) on each pair of private-label footwear sold to chain retailers, progressively higher direct margins signal greater contributions to (a) helping pay any portion of branded expenses not covered by branded revenues in a given region and (2) boosting the company's operating profits in the region. then how much sellers of private-label footwear received from each pair sold that can be immediately used for purchasing shares of outstanding common stock how much sellers of private-label footwear received from each private-label pair sold that is available for repaying bank loans