If Median Income Is Unchanged from One Year to the Next

question 114

Multiple Choice

If median income is unchanged from one year to the next, then per capita income:

• A)is also constant.
• B)is increasing.
• C)is decreasing.
• D)could be increasing, decreasing, or constant.

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