The NSC (Not So Consistent) Corporation has just completed its first year of business. The following chart shows its monthly profit (or loss).
$\begin{array}{lr}
\text {Month }&\text { Profit (Loss) in Dollars} \
\hline \text {January} & -14,526 \
\text {February }& 1874 \
\text {March} & -8977 \
\text {April} &-14,107 \
\text {May} & 14,073 \
\text {June }& 14,632 \
\text {July} &-13,834 \
\text {August }& -13,170\
\text {September} & -4860 \
\text {October }& 6630 \
\text {November }& -3338 \
\text {December} & -974
\end{array}$
-List the months in which a profit was made in order from least profitable month to most profitable month.
A) February, October, May, June
B) September, November, February, December
C) December, February, November, September
D) June, May, October, February

Question

The NSC (Not So Consistent) Corporation has just completed its first year of business. The following chart shows its monthly profit (or loss).
 $\begin{array}{lr} 
\text {Month }&\text { Profit (Loss) in Dollars} \
\hline \text {January} & -14,526  \
\text {February }& 1874 \
\text {March} & -8977 \
\text {April} &-14,107  \
\text {May} & 14,073 \
\text {June }& 14,632 \
\text {July} &-13,834  \
\text {August }& -13,170\
\text {September} & -4860 \
\text {October }& 6630 \
\text {November }& -3338 \
\text {December} & -974
\end{array}$
-List the months in which a profit was made in order from least profitable month to most profitable month.
A) February, October, May, June
B) September, November, February, December
C) December, February, November, September
D) June, May, October, February

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The months in which a profit was made are February, May, June, and October, with profits of 1874, 14073, 14632, and 6630 dollars, respectively. Ordered from least to most profitable, the correct sequence is February, October, May, June.

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