A Gasoline Distributor Wonders Whether an Individual's Income Level Influences $\alpha$

Multiple Choice

A gasoline distributor wonders whether an individual's income level influences the grade of gasoline purchased.The following is a contingency table from a random sample of 300 individuals. Using $\alpha$ = .01, observed chi-square value is ______________.

A) 24.93
B) 4.44
C) 32.89
D) 51.79
E) 54.98