The Table Below Shows the Distribution of Income in the U.S

question 19

Multiple Choice

The table below shows the distribution of income in the U.S. in the year 1978.Table 19.1

-If a Lorenz curve is drawn using the data in Table 19.1, it will:

• A)coincide with the line of perfect equality.
• B)be an L-shaped curve.
• C)bow above the line of perfect equality.
• D)bow down below the line of perfect equality.
• E)be a rectangular-shaped curve.

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