Question

question 17 of 20
in an effort to determine where the company can cut spending, larry creates
a pie chart to show how the company spends money on non - required items.
out of the $1,000 spent here, $800 was on parties, $120 on office decor, and
$80 on extra snacks. what could larry determine by looking at the pie chart?
a. he could determine that the company could save the most money
by cutting back on snack spending.
b. he could determine that the company could save the most money
by spending $100 less in all areas.
c. he could determine that the company could save the most money
by cutting back on office decor spending.
d. he could determine that the company could save the most money
by cutting back on party spending.

Explanation:

A pie - chart shows the proportion of each category. Since the company spends \( \$800\) on parties, \( \$120\) on office decor, and \( \$80\) on extra snacks. The largest amount is spent on parties. So, cutting back on party spending would save the most money. Options A (\( \$80\) on snacks) and C (\( \$120\) on office decor) have smaller spending amounts compared to parties. Option B is not based on the data in the pie - chart as there is no indication that spending \( \$100\) less in all areas is a valid conclusion from the given spending amounts (\(800 + 120+80 = 1000\)).

Answer:

D. He could determine that the company could save the most money by cutting back on party spending.