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Impact of Four Key Industries on Oklahoma Economy in 2017
IndustryApproximate total contribution by industryNumber of people employed by industryAverage contribution per employee by industry
Tribal economic activity$7,312,400,00051,674$141,510
Administration/waste$5,830,600,00096,964$60,132
Wholesale trade$10,723,400,00058,346$183,790
Construction$6,797,300,00077,247$87,994
The Osage Nation, the Seminole Nation, and the more than thirty other tribes in Oklahoma operate numerous businesses and generate billions of dollars in revenue. An economics student is researching the tribes collective activity as a single industry. The student wants to compare the Tribal economic activity to the other industries in the table, noting that its total contribution is       
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the comparison?
A
below all three of the other industries listed in the table.
B
below wholesale trade but above both construction and administration/waste.
C
above all three of the other industries listed in the table.
D
above either administration/waste or construction and nearly equal to wholesale trade.