Red Hot Inc. and Maverick Cycles Inc. are two competing motorcycle companies. While Red Hot's Cost of goods sold/Revenue is 63.4 percent, the Cost of goods sold/Revenue of Maverick Cycles is 54.2 percent. What do you infer from this financial data?

a - Red Hot is less efficient than Maverick Cycles in producing goods.

b - Red Hot has a higher profit margin than Maverick Cycles.

c - Red Hot and Maverick Cycles have achieved a competitive parity.

d - Red Hot is able to command a greater price premium for its products than Maverick Cycles

a - Red Hot is less efficient than Maverick Cycles in producing goods.

Explanation:

Given data

The Red Hot's Cost of goods sold/Revenue = 63.4%

And, the Cost of goods sold/Revenue of Maverick Cycles = 54.2%

By considering the above information, we can see that in the red hot case, the percentage is higher whereas in the maverick cycles the percentage is lower than reflecting the less efficient in the red hot case as the cost value that is incurred for producing the goods and services is higher than the sales revenue while in another case, the cost is lower as compared to the red hot