The graph to the right represents the expenditures of a company. (a) How is the

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The graph to the right represents the expenditures of a company. (a) How is the graph misleading? A. It looks like the rent is very cheap. B. It looks like twice as much money is spent on wages than products. C. The graph is not misleading. D. It looks like half as much money is spent on wages than products. (b) What could be done to improve the graphic? A. The graph does not need to be changed. B. The wages bar should be made longer for emphasis. C. The lengths of the bars should be proportional to the percentages. D. The lengths of all the bars should be half as long.

Explanation / Answer

(a) The correct answer is option (B). It looks like twice as much money is spent on wages than products.

From the graph we get that 31% of money is spent on wages and 24% is spent on products But the bar for wages is twice in length than the bar for product. Hence the graph is misleading.

(b) The correct answer is option (C). The length of the bars should be proportional to the percentages.

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