Which of the Following Statements Is Not Correct

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

• A)An advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is that it targets the working poor better than the minimum wage because it does not benefit teenagers from middle-class families who work summer jobs at the minimum wage.
• B)A disadvantage of in-kind transfer programs such as food stamps is that they force recipients to purchase from a restricted set of items which may not include things that the poor need the most such as diapers or cleaning supplies.
• C)A disadvantage of minimum wage laws is that they are expensive for state and local governments to fund.
• D)Effective minimum wage laws create a surplus of labor.

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Definitions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Metabolic disease in which carbohydrate use is reduced and that of lipid and protein enhanced; caused by a deficiency of insulin or an inability to respond to insulin and is characterized, in more severe cases, by hyperglycemia, glycosuria, water and electrolyte loss, ketoacidosis, and coma.

Proton Pump

An integral membrane protein that builds up a proton gradient across a biological membrane by actively transporting protons.

Electron Transport Chain

An assembly of complex molecules that facilitate the movement of electrons from donating molecules to accepting ones using redox reactions, and this movement is linked with the relocation of protons (H+ ions) through a membrane.

Mitochondrial Matrix

The innermost compartment of the mitochondria, filled with enzymes important for ATP production, mitochondrial DNA, and ribosomes.