If Income Were Equally Distributed Among Households

question 343

Multiple Choice

If income were equally distributed among households,

• A)each household's relative share of income would increase.
• B)each household's relative share of income would decrease.
• C)the top fifth of households would have 50 percent of the income.
• D)50 percent of the households would receive exactly 50 percent of the income.

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