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: $$\begin{array} { l r l r } \text { Company A } & \$ 71.4 & \text { Company F } & \$ 27.1 \\\text { Company B } & 60.1 & \text { Company G } & 25.1 \\\text { Company C } & 56.5 & \text { Company H } & 23.1 \\\text { Company D } & 55 & \text { Company I } & 22.9 \\\text { Company E } & 28.6 & \text { Company J } & 20.6\end{array}$$ Calculate the sample variance.

A) 372.307
B) 3759.244
C) 2070.113
D) 1854.860