We have the following data set
17482
14987
13521
14550
18570
14981
there are 6 values, so we can find the mean by adding them all and dividing by 6
[tex]\operatorname{mean}=\frac{17482+14987+13521+14550+18570+14981}{6}=15681.83[/tex]Then, the mean is $15,681.83