Complete the SELECT clause below to create a new column named Profit by subtracting the values of the column Cost from those of the column Price. select fruit,cost,price, ________________

  1. Profit=price-cost

  2. price-cost as Profit

  3. profit=price-cost

  4. Profit as price-cost


Correct Option: B

AI Explanation

To create a new column named Profit by subtracting the values of the column Cost from those of the column Price, you can use the following code:

SELECT fruit, cost, price, price - cost AS Profit

Option A) Profit = price - cost - This option is incorrect because it uses the wrong syntax for assigning a name to the new column. The correct syntax is "column_name AS alias_name".

Option B) price - cost AS Profit - This option is correct because it subtracts the value of the column Cost from the column Price and assigns the result to a new column named Profit.

Option C) profit = price - cost - This option is incorrect because it uses the wrong syntax for assigning a name to the new column. The correct syntax is "column_name AS alias_name".

Option D) Profit as price - cost - This option is incorrect because it uses the wrong syntax for subtracting the values of the column Cost from those of the column Price. The correct syntax is "column_name - column_name".

Therefore, the correct answer is B) price - cost as Profit.

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