Figure 18-7 Figure 18-7 Shows the Lorenz Curve for a Hypothetical Country

question 239

Multiple Choice

Figure 18-7

Figure 18-7 shows the Lorenz curve for a hypothetical country.
-Refer to Figure 18-7.The second highest 20 percent of households

• A)earn 24 percent of the society's total income.
• B)earn 28 percent of the society's total income.
• C)earn 42 percent of the society's total income.
• D)earn 72 percent of the society's total income.

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