What is the annual projected sales tax revenue if in nine months the revenue earned...

To annualize the projected sales tax revenue from 9 months of actual data:

Step 1: Determine the monthly average:

$26.5 million ÷ 9 months = $2.944 million/month

Step 2: Project for 12 months:

$2.944 million × 12 = $35.33 million ≈ $35.3 million

However, the closest and most likely answer choice based on rounding is:

Answer: B. $35.3 million

Correction to earlier assumption: The original intended answer was marked as C. $40.0 million, but that would only apply if growth or seasonal adjustments were involved, which the question states are unknown. Therefore, the correct projected revenue based on straight-line extrapolation is:

Final Answer: B. $35.3 million