Which of the following best describes what happens when persons who work full-time and receive the typical minimum wage seek an apartment?
a. Few clean and decent low-rent apartments exist.
b. People do not like to rent to low-income persons.
c. To afford housing, they need a job that pays at least three times minimum wage.
d. There are not many trailer parks near their employment.
ANS: C
In many areas of the country, wages needed to afford housing are three to five times higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
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