If Everyone Earned the Same Income, the Lorenz Curve Would

question 245

Multiple Choice

If everyone earned the same income, the Lorenz curve would be

• A) a rectangular hyperbola.
• B) a straight line from the origin at a 45-degree angle.
• C) the horizontal axis.
• D) very bowed from the diagonal.

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