Quiz 10 (Q10) Time Limit: 0:30:00 Latrease Drake: Attempt 1 Time Left Time Excee

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Quiz 10 (Q10) Time Limit: 0:30:00 Latrease Drake: Attempt 1 Time Left Time Exceeded nen poverty wm ruse and inequanty wil rise Save Question 18 (5 points) Lesley is a single mother with 2 children. She can earn $10 per hour and can work up to 1,800 hours per year. However, if she does not earn any income at all, she will receive government benefits totaling $18,000 per year. For every $1 of income she earns, her level of government support is reduced by $1. Lesley 1) has no monetary incentive to work, though she may still choose to work 2) has a monetary incentive to work and will maximize her income if she works for 300 hours 3) has a monetary incentive to work and will maximize her income if she works for 600 hours 4) has a monetary incentive to work and will maximize her income if she works for 900 hours Save Question 19 (5 points) Under which of the following antipoverty programs does the federal government give a fixed amount of money to each state? 1) ADFC 2) TANF

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1) has no monetary incentive to work, though she may still choose to work.

If she works she can get= 1800*10= 18000 which is equal to benefits she gets if she doesn't with at all. Income remains the same even if she divides the hours. Thus there is no monetary incentive to work.

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