A typical Lorenz Curve, extracted from the Textbook, is shown below: 100 80 Lorenz curve (actual distribution) 60 40 Perfect equality B Complete inequality 0 20 40 60 80 100 Percentage of households Point d on the curve is best explained as O 55% of households earn about 55% of the national income 50% of households earn about 80% of the national income 80% of households earn about 80% of the national income 80% of households earn about 55% of the national income Percentage of Income 20
A typical Lorenz Curve, extracted from the Textbook, is shown below: 100 80 Lorenz curve (actual distribution) 60 40 Perfect equality B Complete inequality 0 20 40 60 80 100 Percentage of households Point d on the curve is best explained as O 55% of households earn about 55% of the national income 50% of households earn about 80% of the national income 80% of households earn about 80% of the national income 80% of households earn about 55% of the national income Percentage of Income 20
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![A typical Lorenz Curve, extracted from the Textbook, is shown below:
e
100
Lorenz curve
(actual distribution)
60
Perfect equality
40
B
20
Complete
inequality
D
0 20
40
60
80
100
Percentage of households
Point d on the curve is best explained as
55% of households earn about 55% of the national income
50% of households earn about 80% of the national income
80% of households earn about 80% of the national income
80% of households earn about 55% of the national income
Percentage of Income
80](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa750a5ad-eee7-4d1d-826f-de645065a398%2F0484180e-5ff5-4fb7-9f1c-4f8bb5a27050%2Fqh5kks_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A typical Lorenz Curve, extracted from the Textbook, is shown below:
e
100
Lorenz curve
(actual distribution)
60
Perfect equality
40
B
20
Complete
inequality
D
0 20
40
60
80
100
Percentage of households
Point d on the curve is best explained as
55% of households earn about 55% of the national income
50% of households earn about 80% of the national income
80% of households earn about 80% of the national income
80% of households earn about 55% of the national income
Percentage of Income
80
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