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question 8

Multiple Choice

A business owner recorded her annual profits for the first 12 years since opening her business.The stem-and-leaf display below shows the annual profits in thousands of dollars. Annual Profit Totals 14
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7 $$\begin{array} { l } 0133 \\8 \\\\012 \\8 \\\\13 \\7\end{array}$$ Key:
13 $|~8$ = $138,000 profit

• A)The distribution of the business owner's profits is skewed to the left,and is multimodal,with gaps in between.Five years the business had profits near $140,000,another four years the business had profits near $110,000,and three years the business had profits near $80,000.
• B)The distribution of the business owner's profits is skewed to the right,and is unimodal,with gaps in between.The centre is at around $110,000.
• C)The distribution of the business owner's profits is skewed to the right,and is multimodal,with gaps in between.Five years the business had profits near $140,000,another four years the business had profits near $110,000,and three years the business had profits near $80,000.
• D)The distribution of the business owner's profits is skewed to the left,and is unimodal,with gaps in between.The centre is at around $110,000.
• E)The distribution of the business owner's profits is skewed to the left,and is multimodal,with gaps in between.Five years the business had profits near $130,000,another four years the business had profits near $100,000,and three years the business had profits near $70,000.

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Definitions:

Annual Dividend

The total dividend payment a shareholder receives from a company in one year, based on the number of shares owned.

Constant

A value that does not change and remains fixed throughout the calculation or equation in which it appears.

Rate of Return

The yield or downfall in an investment's worth over a given period, formulated as a percentage of the investment's primal cost.