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Safari File Edit View History Bookmarks Window Help 27% D Sun 1 1 :58 AM courses aplia.com RPCC Canvas Help Chapter 18 Aplia Assignment Aplia: Student Question Food Stamps, Earned-income Tax Credit, Soci 5. Understanding the U.S. poverty line The following table shows the U.S. poverty thresholds for 2011 by size of family and number of related children under the age of 18. All figures are in dollars. For example, a family with two adults and three children is considered to be iving in poverty if the family's income in 2011 is below $26,844 Related Children under 18 Years Size of Family Unit One person (unrelated individual) None One Two Three Four Five Under 65 years 11,702 65 years and over 10,788 Two persons 15,063 15,504 13,596 17,595 18,106 18,123 23,201 23,581 22,811 22,891 27,979 28,386 27,517 26,844 26,434 32,181 32,309 31,643 31,005 30,056 29,494 37,029 37,260 36,463 35,907 34,872 33,665 41,414 41,779 41,027 40,368 39,433 38,247 49,818 50,059 49,393 48,835 47,917 46,654 Households under 65 years Households 65 years and over Three persons Four persons Five persons Six persons Seven persons Eight persons Nine persons or more 15,446 Source: "Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Children, 2011, United States Census Bureau, last modified September 12, 2012, accessed September 24, 2012, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/ Session Timeout 59:35 IMG 4812.jpg MVI 0039.MP4Explanation / Answer
(a)
The given household is a four-person household with two adults and two children.
A four person household with two adults and two children is considered living in poverty if their income is less than $22,811.
The income of household is $28,000.
So, the family is not living in poverty.
The correct answer is NO.
(b)
After divorce, the household will become a three person household with one adult and two children.
A three person household with one adult and two children is considered living in poverty if their income is less than $18,123.
The income of household is $18,000.
So, the family is living in poverty.
The correct answer is YES.
(c)
After divorce, the household will become a three person household with one adult and two children.
A three person household with one adult and two children is considered living in poverty if their income is less than $18,123.
The family receives welfare grant of $1,200.
So, now the income of household is ($18,000 + $1,200) $19,200.
So, the family is not living in poverty.
The correct answer is No.
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