Use the Following Information for Questions -What Does the Slope Represent?
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$\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{l}\\\underline{\text { Month }} \\\text { Jan } \\\text { Feb } \\\text { Mar } \\\text { Apr } \\\text { May } \\\text { Jun } \\\text { Jul } \\\text { Aug }\end{array}\begin{array}{ll}\text { \# Machine } & \text { Maintenance } \\ \underline{\text { Hours (X) }} & \underline{ \text { Costs(Y) }}\\3,000 & \$ 440 \\4,500 & \$ 690 \\8,000 & \$ 510 \\ 7,000 & \$ 600 \\6,000 & \$ 550 \\9,000 & \$ 980 \\3,500 & \$ 840 \\5,500 & \$ 600 \end{array}\end{array}$


-What does the slope represent?

A) the rate at which the X variable changes as a result of the Y variable
B) the rate at which the Y variable changes as a result of the X variable
C) the rate at which the dependent variable changes as a result of the fixed cost component
D) the rate at which the independent variable changes as a result of changes in the dependent variable