J. The table below shows the expenses of a used bookstore in Scotland for the first and last month of the same year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart compares the amount of money spent on each category at a used bookstore in Scotland in January and December 2018.

Overall

, the cost of renting is the most accountable for the total expenditure and for its increase between the two demonstrated times, with professional fees, marketing, and maintenance contributing to the increase in money charge.

Although

the decreased costs in utilities, wages and benefits, and equipment alleviated

this

change, they did not cancel the total expense.

First,

the cost of renting increased from just over three thousand dollars in January to just under five thousand dollars December in 2018 by around $1500, contributing to over 80% of the increase in total expense.

Furthermore

, professional fees, marketing, maintenance with other costs increased by over $300 during the same period.

On the other hand

, there were some cost decreases in the other categories, among these, the decrease in utilities was the most significant; from around $450 in January to just under $300 in December,

while

the other two, the expenses on equipment and ‘wages and benefits’ showed a slight decrease by the range between $10 and $35 in the same period.