Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Income Distribution

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) : Income Distribution

-(Exhibit: Income Distribution) Curve A represents:

• A) a line of unequal income distribution.
• B) a line of equal distribution of income.
• C) a distribution of income where 20 percent of the families get 60 percent of the income, and 60 percent of the families get 20 percent of the income.
• D) the ideal distribution of income, according to market economists.

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