Solve the Problem. -Suppose a Government Decided to Pay Off Its $9 Trillion

question 126

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Suppose a government decided to pay off its $9 trillion debt with a one-time charge distributed equally among all workers. Assuming the country's total work force is 141 million people, how
Much would each worker be charged?

• A)About $15,667,000 per worker.
• B)About $6000 per worker.
• C)About $1,567,000 per worker.
• D)About $64,000 per worker.

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