Based on the industry$-$low, industry$-$average, and industry$-$high values for the benchmarked data that appear on p $.7$ of each issue of the FIR, which one of the following would be the strongest and most valid signal that one or more elements of a company's costs are too high relative to those of rival companies?

The company's marketing expenses per pair sold in the Internet segment of the Europe$-$Africa region were above the industry average

The company's cost of branded pairs sold in the Asia$-$Pacific region was less than $$1\mathrm{.}00$ below the industry average

The company's distribution and warehouse costs per pair available in the Europe$-$Africa region were $$1\mathrm{.}00$ above the industry average

The company's cost per pair sold in the private$-$label segment in the Asia$-$Pacific region were close to the industry high

The company's operating profit margin per pair sold in the Wholesale segment in the Latin America region was midway between the industry average and the industry high