Use the Following Formula to Answer the Indicated Question: Welfare

question 138

Multiple Choice

Use the following formula to answer the indicated question: Welfare benefit = Maximum benefit - 0.7 [Wages - (Work expenses + Child care costs) ] Suppose Ramirez works 1,800 hours per year at a wage of $7 per hour,has no child care expenses,and has work expenses of $600.If the state maximum welfare benefit is $13,000 per year,based on the welfare formula given,Ramirez's welfare benefit will be

• A)Zero because his income has exceeded the limit.
• B)$400.
• C)$1,000.
• D)$4,600.

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