Suppose a negative income tax program is established at 25 percent, and a poverty threshold minimum of $15,000 is guaranteed for a family of four. If this family earned $50,000 in the workplace, the government payment to the family under this program would equal

a. $2,500
b. $1,000
c. $10,000
d. $1,500
e. zero


A

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