Table 141 Incomes in Pololand -The Greatest Growth of Earnings Disparities Within an Occupation in l

question 52

Multiple Choice

Table 14.1 Incomes in Pololand
$$\begin{array} { l l l l l } & \text { Period 1 } & \text { Period 2 } & \text { Period 3 } & \text { Period 4 } \\\hline \text { Thomas } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 60,000 & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Nina } & \$ 40,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 80,000 \\\text { Becky } & \$ 30,000 & \$ 30,000 & \$ 30,000 & \$ 60,000 \\\text { Rose } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 40,000 \\\text { Charlie } & \$ 10,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-The greatest growth of earnings disparities within an occupation in the 1980s occurred

• A) within the sales profession.
• B) among government workers.
• C) within the teaching profession.
• D) among assembly line workers.

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