-Using the Table Provided Above to Construct Lorenz Curves Representing

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Multiple Choice

-Using the table provided above to construct Lorenz curves representing 1990 and 2011, what do you discover and how is this interpreted?

• A) The Lorenz curve for 1990 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 2011. This means that inequality is decreasing.
• B) The Lorenz curve for 1990 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 2011. This means that inequality is increasing.
• C) The Lorenz curve for 2011 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 1990. This means that inequality is increasing.
• D) The Lorenz curve for 2011 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 1990. This means that inequality is decreasing.

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Definitions:

Step-Down Method

A method used in cost accounting that allocates support department costs to producing departments in a sequential process, where each department's costs are allocated to other departments based on a predetermined order.

Service Department Costs

Expenses related to departments that do not directly generate revenue but provide essential support services to those that do.

Operating Departments

Divisions within an organization that are directly responsible for producing goods or providing services.

Personnel Costs

The expenses directly related to the hiring, training, and payment of employees.