Question

Wellstone Inc. produces and markets replacement covers for cell phones in five different colors: bright white, metallic black, magnetic lime, tangerine orange, and fusion red. To estimate the demand for each color, the company set up a kiosk in the Mall of America for several hours and asked randomly selected people which cover color was their favorite. The results follow:Bright white....... 130Metallic black........ 104Magnetic lime.........325Tangerine orange...455Fusion red........... 286a. What is the table called?b. Draw a bar chart for the table.c. Draw a pie chart.d. If Wellstone Inc. plans to produce 1 million cell phone covers, how many of each color should it produce?

Answer 1

(a)Frequency Distribution Table.

Explanation:

The results of the survey are as follows:

`\left|\begin{array}c$Colour&$Frequency\\-----&--\\$Bright white& 130\\$Metallic black& 104\\$Magnetic lime&325\\$Tangerine orange&455\\$Fusion red& 286\\--&--\\$Total&1300\end{array}\right|`

(a)The table above is called the Frequency Distribution Table.

(b)See below for bar chart

(c)See below for pie chart

(d)If Wellstone Inc. plans to produce 1 million cell phone covers, the number of each color to be produced is presented below.

`\left|\begin{array}c$Colour&$Frequency&$Number to be Produced\\-----&--\\$Bright white& 130&(130)/(1300)* 1000000=100,000 \\\\$Metallic black& 104&(104)/(1300)* 1000000=80,000\\\\$Magnetic lime&325&(325)/(1300)* 1000000=250,000\\\\$Tangerine orange&455&(455)/(1300)* 1000000=350,000\\\\$Fusion red& 286&(286)/(1300)* 1000000=220,000\\--&--&-----\\$Total&1300&1,000,000\end{array}\right|`