The head baker at Barry`s Bagels can either purchase flour in-person from the local flour mill, Larry`s Local Mill, or order a shipment of flour from an out-of-state mill, Isadore`s Interstate Mill. The cost of the flour from Isadore`s Interstate Mill is 10 percent less than the cost of the flour from Larry`s Local Mill. Even after shipping and handling fees are added, it is still cheaper to order flour that has to be shipped from Isadore`s than to buy flour locally from Larry`s.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?
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AProduction costs at Isadore`s Interstate Mill are 10 percent below those at Larry`s Local Mill.
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BBuying flour from Isadore`s Interstate Mill will eliminate 10 percent of the local flour mill jobs.
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CThe shipping and handling fees for a batch of flour purchased from Isadore`s Interstate Mill are less than 10 percent of the cost of an identical batch of flour purchased from Larry`s Local Mill.
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DThe shipping and handling fees for a batch of flour purchased from Isadore`s Interstate Mill are more than 10 percent of the cost of Isadore`s flour.
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EIsadore`s Interstate Mill produces flour 10% more efficiently than Larry`s Local Mill does.
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正确答案: C