Suppose 10 percent of the families receive 10 percent of the income, 20 percent of the families receive 20 percent of the income, and so forth. The Lorenz curve would be
A) a straight line at a 45-degree angle from the origin.
B) a straight line at a 30-degree angle from the origin.
C) the most bowed curve possible.
D) the horizontal axis.
Answer: A
Economics
You might also like to view...
The demand curve for a monopoly firm
A) lies below its marginal revenue curve. B) is perfectly inelastic. C) is the same as the market demand curve. D) is horizontal.
Economics
Efficiency wage theory provides a reason for uncontracted nominal wages to ________ when nominal aggregate demand falls, thus ________ a recession
A) fall proportionately, leading to B) fall proportionately, preventing C) remain unchanged, leading to D) remain unchanged, preventing
Economics