Use the graph to answer the following question.
Approximately how much were the average annual expenditures in
2012?
Income before taxes, average annual expenditures, and expenditures on
vehicles, 2002-2012
Annual Income
and spending
(dollars)
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)
Maintenance, repairs, and insurance
Income before taxes (left axis)
80,000
Average annual expenditures
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
A) 2,500
Annual spending
on autos
(dollars)
4,000
3,500
B) 3,300
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
C) 50,000
20,000
1,000
10,000
500
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Note: The lines in the chart reference the left axis, and the bars reference right axis
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
D) 65,000