The U. S. government spent more than $ 3.6 trillion in the 2014 fiscal year. The following table provides broad categories that demonstrate the expenditures of the federal government for domestic and defense programs.
Federal Program 2014 Expenditures (billions of dollars)
National Defense ………………………………..$ 612
Social Security …………………………………..$ 852
Medicare & Medicaid …………………………..$ 821
National Debt Interest …………………………..$ 253
Major Social-Aid Programs …………………….$ 562
Other …………………………………………….$ 532
a. Construct a pie chart for these data.
b. Construct a bar chart for these data.
c. Construct a pie chart and bar chart using percentages in place of dollars.
d. Which of the four charts is more informative to the tax-paying public?