The personal distribution of income in the United States shows that
A) income is equally distributed.
B) the poorest 20 percent of individuals receive approximately 20 percent of total income.
C) the richest 20 percent of individuals receive approximately 50 percent of total income.
D) the poorest 60 percent of individuals receive approximately 50 percent of total income.
E) the richest 20 percent of individuals receive approximately 25 percent of total income.
C
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a. increases in total purchases in the economy b. a fall in consumer confidence c. decreases in total purchases in the economy d. increases in real interest rates
If the Federal Reserve buys $3 billion worth of Japanese yen and sells $5 billion of euros, how does this affect the official settlements balance?
A) Falls by $2 billion B) Rises by $2 billion C) Rises by $3 billion D) Falls by $5 billion