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