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 $\alpha$ = .05,appropriate decision is ______________.

A) reject the null hypothesis and conclude the two variables are not independent
B) reject the null hypothesis and conclude the two variables are independent
C) do not reject the null hypothesis and conclude the two variables are not independent
D) do not reject the null hypothesis and conclude the two variables are independent
E) do nothing