[solved]-A Small Business Consultant Is Investigating The Performance Of Several

A small business consultant is investigating the performance of several companies. The Fourth quarter sales for last year (in thousands of dollars) for the selected companies were:

Fourth-Quarter Sales

Company ($ thousands)

Hoden Building Products ……….$ 1,645.2

J & R Printing Inc. ………… 4,757.0

Long Bay Concrete Construction…… 8,913.0

Mancell Electric and Plumbing……… 627.1

Maxwell Heating and Air Conditioning…. 24,612.0

Mizelle Roofing & Sheet Metals…….. 191.9

The consultant wants to include a chart in his report comparing the sales of the six companies. Use a bar chart to compare the fourth-quarter sales of these corporations and write a brief report summarizing the bar chart.

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