Two electric bulbs marked $40\,W,$ $220\,V$ and $60\,W,\,\,220\,V$ when connected in series across same voltage supply of $220\,V,$ the effective power is $P_1$ and when connected in parallel, the effective power is $P_2.$ Then $\frac {P_1}{P_2}$ is

  • A

    $0.5$

  • B

    $0.48$

  • C

    $0.24$

  • D

    $0.16$

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