Analyzing Company Expenditures

Hard Data Interpretation Interpreting Tables

The table below shows the quarterly expenditure of a technology company across four departments: Research & Development (R&D), Marketing, Operations, and Human Resources (HR) for the years 2022 and 2023.

Department	Q1 2022	Q2 2022	Q3 2022	Q4 2022	Q1 2023	Q2 2023
R&D	250	300	350	400	450	500
Marketing	150	200	250	300	350	400
Operations	200	250	300	350	400	450
HR	100	150	200	250	300	350

The total expenditure on R&D in 2023 was greater than the total expenditure on HR in the same year.

The expenditure on Marketing increased by more than 200 units from Q1 2022 to Q2 2023.

The total expenditure across all departments in Q4 2022 was the highest recorded in the table.

Operations had a lower total expenditure than Marketing across both years.

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