In an accounting application, you discover several places where the total profit, a double value, is calculated. Which of the following should be done to improve the program design?
I. The next time the total profit is calculated, use copy and paste to avoid making coding errors.
II. Provide the same comment every time you repeat the total profit calculation.
III. Consider writing a method that returns the total profit as a double value.
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) I, II, and III

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By writing a method to return the total profit as a double value, the code becomes more modular and easier to maintain in the future. Copy and pasting the same code can lead to errors and is not a scalable solution. Adding comments to the repeated code does not address the issue of duplication and maintainability.

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