Each Year Advertisers Spend Billions of Dollars Purchasing Commercial Time

Multiple Choice

Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on network television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. Who were the largest spenders? In a recent article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each spent (in million of dollars) were
Listed: $$\begin{array} { l r l r } \text { Company A } & \$ 70.7 & \text { Company F } & \$ 24.8 \\\text { Company B } & 63.9 & \text { Company G } & 24 \\\text { Company C } & 55.7 & \text { Company H } & 22.7 \\\text { Company D } & 54.2 & \text { Company I } & 23.2 \\\text { Company E } & 30.3 & \text { Company J } & 20.1\end{array}$$ Calculate the sample variance.

A) 3763.035
B) 1864.521
C) 2080.829
D) 389.965