On the occasion of Janmasthmi, four persons – A1, A2, A3 and A4 bought certain dozens of bananas for their respective houses. Their wives also went to the market and bought bananas. Further it is known that

I. The wives are W1, W2, W3 and W4

II. A1 bought as many bananas as his wife, A2 bought twice as many as his wife, A3 bought three times as many as his wife, and A4 bought four times as his wife.

III. W1 bought 2 dozens bananas, W2 bought 3, W3 and W4 bought 4 and 5 dozens of bananas respectively.

IV. The four couples bought 44 dozen of bananas between them.

Who is the wife of A4 among the four females?

Option 1 - <p>W2</p>
Option 2 - <p>W1</p>
Option 3 - <p>W1 or W2</p>
Option 4 - <p>W4 or W3</p>
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