If an accountant makes $80,000 and after deductions pays $8,000 in taxes while an administrative assistant makes $35,000 and after deductions pays $2,000 in taxes, this is an example of

A. Vertical equity.
B. Effective inequity.
C. Marginal inequity.
D. Horizontal equity.


Answer: A

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