If We Model After-Tax Household Income by a Normal Distribution

question 173

Multiple Choice

If we model after-tax household income by a normal distribution, then the figures of a 1995 study imply the information in the following table. Assume that the distribution of incomes in each country is bell-shaped and symmetric. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Country } & \text { U.S. } & \text { Canada } & \text { Switzerland } & \text { Germany } & \text { Sweden } \\\hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Mean Household } \\\text { Income }\end{array} & \$ 38,000 & \$ 35,000 & \$ 39,000 & \$ 34,000 & \$ 32,000 \\\hline \text { Standard Deviation } & \$ 21,000 & \$ 17,000 & \$ 16,000 & \$ 14,000 & \$ 11,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ If we define a "poor" household as one whose after-tax income is at least 1.3 standard deviations below the mean, find the household income of a poor family in Switzerland.

• A)$59,800 or less
• B) $59,800 or more
• C) $18,200 or less
• D) $16,000 or less
• E) $18,200 or more

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