The poorest 20 percent of the U.S. population received approximately ____ of total income

a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 15 percent
d. 20 percent


a

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For activities in which the benefits are concentrated and the costs widespread, governments are likely to undertake

a. too little of these activities relative to what would be efficient. b. too much of these activities relative to what would be efficient. c. exactly the amount of these activities that would be efficient. d. none of these activities.

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In a capitalistic economy:

A. consumers are not sovereign. B. there is a reliance on the market system. C. markets are not competitive. D. the government owns the means of production.

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