The quarrying cost of marble and granite blocks plus delivery cost to the processing plant each is Php 2,400 per cubic meter. Processing cost of marble into tiles is Php 200 per square meter and that of granite into tiles is Php 600 per square meter. If marble has a net yield of 40 square meter of tiles per cubic meter of blocks and sells at Php 400 square meter, and granite gives net yield of 50 square meter of tiles per cubic meter and sells at Php 1,000 per sq. m. Determine the more profitable material and by how much?

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The quarrying cost of marble and granite blocks plus delivery cost to the processing
plant each is Php 2,400 per cubic meter. Processing cost of marble into tiles is Php 200
per square meter and that of granite into tiles is Php 600 per square meter.
If marble has a net yield of 40 square meter of tiles per cubic meter of blocks and sells at
Php 400 square meter, and granite gives net yield of 50 square meter of tiles per cubic
meter and sells at Php 1,000 per sq. m. Determine the more profitable material and by
how much?

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