What is the result?

The following SAS program is submitted:

libname temp ‘SAS data library’;

data temp.sales;

merge temp.sales

work.receipt;

by names;

run;

The input data files are sorted by the NAMES variable:

What is the result?
A . The program executes successfully and a temporary SAS data set is created.
B. The program executes successfully and a permanent SAS data set is created.
C. The program fails execution because the same SAS data set is referenced for both read and write operations.
D. The program fails execution because the SAS data sets on the MERGE statement are in two different libraries.

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Answer: B