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question 88

Multiple Choice

Figure 16.7 Figure 16.7 shows the Lorenz curve for a hypothetical country.
-Refer to Figure 16.7.The second lowest 20 per cent of households

• A)earn 12 per cent of the society's total income.
• B)earn 16 per cent of the society's total income.
• C)earn 28 per cent of the society's total income.
• D)earn 40 per cent of the society's total income.

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