Consider the Following Statement: "An Increase in Per Capita Income

question 92

Multiple Choice

Consider the following statement: "An increase in per capita income guarantees an increase in living standards." Is this statement true or false,and why?

• A)False.Living standards have no statistical correlation with per capita income,and so such a guarantee is not possible.
• B)False.Per capita income could be increasing while at the same time living standards are deteriorating due to,for example,environmental degradation or a decline in social cohesion.
• C)True.The measure of living standards is a subset of per capita income,so when one measure increases,the other measure must also increase.
• D)True.Per capita income is the most important contributor to living standards.
• E)Impossible to determine because "living standards" is a subjective concept that cannot be measured.

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