function [Y] = load_master_card_applications()
% LOAD_MASTER_CARD_APPLICATIONS - Loads the approved master card applications from Jan 1976 - Nov 1980 ... this is found in Problem 5.24
%   
% Checked: 2009-07-01 ... no errors found
% 
% Written by:
% -- 
% John L. Weatherwax                2009-04-21
% 
% email: wax@alum.mit.edu
% 
% Please send comments and especially bug reports to the
% above email address.
% 
%-----

Y = [ 
    17400, 15000, 17047, 19159, 24185, 30420 ;
    29866, 21575, 18865, 18487, 27407, 27410 ;
    25126, 18458, 20210, 21870, 14587, 17499 ;
    23292, 18691, 17007, 14870, 26572, 27138 ;
    13357, 17809, 14477, 15831, 19393, 17070 ;
    17874, 14883, 19013, 13886, 16468, 11019 ;
    10889, 16658, 14616, 16159, 17202, 12464 ;
    10193, 11322,  9971, 11611, 11619, 12401 ;
     9196, 12443, 11677, 11185, 11015,  9738 ;
].';    

Y = Y(:);

Y = [ Y; 9161; 11155;  8820; 10601 ];