Question

1. When evaluating a source in a magazine, journal, newspaper, or website, which one is NOT important to know about the author?

A.expertise

B. experience

C. conflicts of interest

D. age

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2. Which of the following had the effect of increasing income inequality?

A.The increase in robotic production

B.All three of the other answers are correct

C.. The increase in the female labor force participation rate.

D.The increase in the minimum wage

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3. The fact that the poverty line does not account for day-care costs suggests that it is set too

A. low and the poverty rate is therefore understated.

B. low and the poverty rate is therefore overstated.

C. high and the poverty rate is therefore understated.

D. high and the poverty rate is therefore overstated

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Answer 1

1) I think Age must not be the factor as even a child can write something which a person in their 50s may not be able to think or a person in 50s can write with full maturity. It depends upon the content not the age. Thus option D is correct.

2) Increasing income inequality says that rich people are earning more and more and poor people lesser. Increase in robotic production would sure raise the income inequality. Option C is incorrect as female labor participation rate would give more income to lower class people as female from rich families tends to work less. Option D is incorrect as increase in minimum wage would give more income to lower class people which would reduce the income inequality gap.

3) If poverty line is not able to cover basic cost, it means that it is set too low and covers more people which should not be there if it covers the basic expense. Thus it is overstated. Option B is correct.