Since around 2000, the percentage of income received by the wealthiest Americans has _________ than the percentage received by the poorest Americans.
fallen more slowly
risen faster
risen more slowly
fallen faster
risen faster
Since around 2000, the percentage of income received by the wealthiest Americans has risen faster than the percentage received by the poorest Americans.
fallen more slowly
Since around 2000, the percentage of income received by the wealthiest Americans has _________ than the...
Chile, known as one of Latin America’s wealthiest, most stable and peaceful countries, is in the grip of a political and economic upheaval with thousands of people protesting since Oct. 6. However, Chile remains the most unequal country in the largely-developed Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with an income gap 65% wider than the OECD average. Half of Chilean workers earn $550 a month or less, according to the National Statistics Institute. A 2018 government study showed that...
QUESTION 4 When production is 2000, marginal revenue is $20 per unit and marginal cost is $22.25 per unit. Do you expect maximum profit to occur at a production level above or below 2000? Since marginal revenue is less than marginal cost around q = 2000, as you produce more of the product your revenue increases slower than your costs, so profit decreases, and maximal profit will occur at a production level below 2000. The profit function is not given,...
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, since 2000, the value of U.S. imports of men’s and boy’s apparel from China has more than tripled from a relatively small $244 million in 2000 to $926 million in 2014. What prediction does the Heckscher–Ohlin model make about the wages received by labor in China?
Which of the following explains why modern Americans enjoy a higher standard of living than Americans 100 years ago? Market failures are nonexistent. O There has been economic growth in our society. O Americans have prospered and earned more money due to a complete lack of recessions. O The invisible hand has guided all nations around the world to this prosperity In which field do researchers focus on investigating the phenomena described? O Economics Sociology O Political Science O Business
Consider the following quote from chapter 14 of the eText: ”The twenty wealthiest people in the United States now own more wealth than the bottom half of the American population: in other words, 20 people own more wealth than the combined wealth of 152 million other people (eText, p. 347). For example, one report states that: “Since 2009, 95% of U.S. economic gains have gone to the wealthiest 1% of the population” (“Income Inequality: Why Does the Gap Keep Widening?”...
Which of the following statements about medical care costs is true? In the last decade, medical care costs have risen more slowly than the overall rate of inflation. Medical care costs per person have risen faster than income per person. Since many medical expenses are paid for by a third party, the third-party payers have been able to force large reductions in medical expenses, compared to an out-of-pocket system. In the United States, workers are taxed on company-funded medical care...
From the time of Benjamin Franklin to the present, the percentage of the average American's income that goes to pay taxes is a. decreased from about 20 percent to about 10 percent b. has risen from less than 5 percent to about 25 percent c. remained constant at about 10 percent d. has risen from less than 2 percent to about 33.3 percent
7. The poorest eld ofest elderly ethnic group in the United States is: a. Native Americans Hispanies African Americans Asian Americans all are about the same 8. What factor has the largest influence on life expectancy! ethnicity 6.) gender rice income all have equal influence 9. Which of the following is true? a. elders are lonelier than younger age groups b. about one-fourth of the elder population resides in a nursing home elders have more chronic health problems than younger...
Since the 1950s, the percentage of the U.S. Iabor force represented by unions has steadily declined fallen to nearly zero. steadily increased dly increased remained unchanged. rapidly increased QUESTION 10 Warm Hearts is a nonprofit organization that brings warm meals to older adults and runs errands for its clients; the board of Warm Hearts is called the board of ethics. strategic board board of directors daily oversight committee board of regents.
1. The average global temperature during the last decade was (a) higher than during any decade since 1900 (b) higher than at any time since the first century C.E. (c) higher than at any time since the dawn of civilization (around 6000 B.C.E.) (d) higher than at any time since the last ice age (e) none of the above 2. During the last 100 years, global average sea level (a) rose at first and is now falling again (b) has...