Pentex and Marbro, small companies in the stationery business, each had a dollar gross margin of $20,000 during September 2014. Pentex's September sales were twice that of Marbro's. If Pentex's gross margin as a percentage of sales for September was 10%, Marbro's gross margin as a percentage of sales for the same period was: a. 10% b. 5% c. 20% d. Cannot be calculated.

Pentex and Marbro, small companies in the stationery business, each had a dollar gross margin of $20,000 during September 2014. Pentex's September sales were twice that of Marbro's. If Pentex's gross margin as a percentage of sales for September was 10%, Marbro's gross margin as a percentage of sales for the same period was: a. 10% b. 5% c. 20% d. Cannot be calculated.

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