We know that the rate of change is a rate that describes how one quantity changes in relation to another quantity. If x is the independent variable and y is the dependent variable, then
[tex]r\text{ = }\frac{Change\text{ in y}}{\text{Change in x}}\text{ = }\frac{Y2-Y1}{X2-X1}[/tex]where (X1,Y1) and (X2,Y2) are points of our model.
So, in this case we have that:
[tex]r\text{ = }\frac{Y2-Y1}{X2-X1_{}}\text{ = }\frac{112-352}{1400-4400}\text{ = }\frac{240}{3000}\text{ = 0.08}[/tex]So, the correct answer is: the rate of change for the sales tax is $0.08 per dollar.