As of September 30,2011,the earnings per share,EPS,of five firms in the beverages industry are as follows: 1.13 2.41 1.52 1.40 0.41 The 25^th percentile and the 75^th percentile of the EPS are the closest to __________. A) 0.77 and 1.97 B) 0.91 and 1.77 C) 1.77 and 0.91 D) 1.97 and 0.77

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The 25th percentile is the median of the lower half of the data, and the 75th percentile is the median of the upper half of the data. The data can be sorted as {0.41, 1.13, 1.40, 1.52, 2.41}. The median of the lower half is 1.13, and the median of the upper half is 1.97.

As of September 30,2011,the Earnings Per Share,EPS,of Five Firms in the Beverages