A consumer goods company has been studying the effect of advertising on total profits

As part of this study, data on advertising expenditures ($1000s) and total sales ($1000s) were collected for a five-month period and are as follows: (15, 150), (22.5, 300), (10.5, 120), (18, 180), and (21, 225), where the first number is advertising expenditures and the second is total sales. Graphically display the data, and state an appropriate conclusion from the graph.


Clearly there is a positive relationship between advertising expenditures and total sales.

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a. $146,666 b. $103,532 c. $116,471 d. $73,333

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