10.The following SAS program is submitted:

data WORK.RETAIL;
   Cost=\’$20.000\’;
   Discount=.10*Cost;
run;

What is the result?

     A. The value of the variable Discount in the output data set is 2000.No messages are written to the SAS log.
     B. The value of the variable Discount in the output data set is 2000.A note that conversion has taken place is written to the SAS log.
     C. The value of the variable Discount in the output data set is missing.A note in the SAS log refers to invalid numeric data.
     D. The variable Discount in the output data set is set to zero.No messages are written to the SAS log.

Answer: C