Q19 The bar chart below shows the discretionary expenditure of the O’Shea family per month from March to June.
O SHEA FAMILY DISCRETIONARY EXPENDITURE PER MONTH 1,400
1,200 1,200 1,000 800 700 660 640 600 400 200 0 MARCH APRIL MAY (i) State how much was spent on discretionary expenditure in June. (ii) Identify the month with the highest discretionary expenditure.
(iii) Using data from the graph, explain the difference in the O’Shea family’s discretionary spending from March to April.
Be sure to include the words ’increase’ or ’decrease’ in your answer, and
reference how much difference there is between the two figures you are comparing, to get full marks.
TOP TIP JUNE
(iv) Suggest one possible reason why spending might have increased in April compared to the other months.