Install paid apps through Profile Manager?

I have been using the Mountail Lion Server and Profile Manager to push free apps to 70 ipads in our school. So far, so good. I now need to push a couple of paid apps through. Is that possible with Profile Manager? If so, what is the process?

No, and distributing paid apps to that many devices is against the iTunes terms of service if you didn't purchase them via the Volume Purchase Program:
http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/volume-purchase-program/
Have you looked into using Apple Configurator for this?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator/id434433123?mt=12

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Watch this video. It education based, but that's OK.
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http://www.apple.com/education/resources/videos/#ios-layered-ownership
IT Resources -- ios & OS X -- This is a fantastic web page. I like the education site over the business site.
View documentation, video tutorials, and web pages to help IT professionals develop and deploy education solutions.
http://www.apple.com/education/resources/information-technology.html
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