Use the Following to Answer Questions: Table: Maximin Principle -(Table: Maximin Principle) Refer to the Table

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions: Table: Maximin Principle $$\begin{array} { c c r c c } \hline \text { Society } & \text { Ruth } & \text { Bob } & \text { George } & \text { Average Income } \\\hline \text { A } & 30 & 40 & 17 & 29 \\\text { B } & 200 & 100 & 15 & 105 \\\text { C } & 600 & 600 & 15 & 405 \\\text { D } & 25 & 20 & 18 & 21 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-(Table: Maximin Principle) Refer to the table. If income is shown in thousands of dollars, according to Rawls's maximin principle, Society ________ is preferred to Society ________.

• A) A; D
• B) B; C
• C) C; A
• D) D; B

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