Solution

The correct answer is increase the chances of reusing the machine independent code optimizer in other compilers 

Key Points

• The intermediate code is a lower level representation of the source code that can be used to bring some level of platform independence to the compilation process.
• By defining an intermediate representation, we can design the first part of the compiler (called the front end), which translates high-level source code into intermediate code, to work with multiple languages.
• The second part of the compiler (called the back end), which translates intermediate code into machine-specific code, can be made to work with multiple target architectures.
• Therefore, the intermediate code can increase the chances of reusing the machine-independent code optimizer in other compilers, making the process more efficient.