(Figure: Sales and Advertising) the Graph Shows the Advertising Expenditures

question 254

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Sales and Advertising) The graph shows the advertising expenditures and the resulting sales (in bottles) of a new caffeinated beverage called Jump. If consumer tastes change in the region where Jump is marketed and base sales increase by 1,500 bottles, what is the equation of the shifted line?

• A) sales = 1,500 + 2 × advertising
• B) sales = 3,000 + 2 × advertising
• C) sales = 3,000 + 1,502 × advertising
• D) sales = 4,500 + 2 × advertising

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