Leo Is a Welfare Recipient Who Qualifies for Two Means-Tested

question 10

Multiple Choice

Leo is a welfare recipient who qualifies for two means-tested cash benefits.If he does not earn any income,he receives $225 from each benefit.For each dollar he earns (which his employer is required to report to the welfare agency) ,each benefit is reduced by 75 cents until the benefit equals zero.
When Leo's earnings are less than $300,each extra dollar he earns causes his total income (earnings plus benefits) to

• A)fall by 25 cents.
• B)rise by 50 cents.
• C)fall by 50 cents.
• D)rise by 75 cents.

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The middle value or number in a set of data when it is ordered in ascending or descending order.

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Pertaining to the ulna, one of the two long bones in the forearm, on the side opposite the thumb.

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