In: Economics
Question 1
The minimum wage was first set by the Bake Shop Act, a law passed
during the presidency of _____.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Question 2
The Supplemental Security Income increased federal support for the
_____.
blind
all of these
elderly
disabled
Question 3
The purpose of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is to help poor
people who are _____.
homeless
working
unable to work
unemployed
Question 4
The EITC bonus received by a low-income person:
increases indefinitely as long as their annual income keeps increasing
remains constant as their income increases
decreases as their income increases
increases until it reaches a certain peak ($20,000
maximum)
Question 5
The majority of the assistance the United States government offers
to poor people is done through:
job guarantees
cash transfers
in-kind transfers
income tax exemptions
Answer:-
Q.1) Option B is correct because "The minimum wage law was passed during the presidency of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In U.S. statutory minimum wages were first introduced nationally in 1938 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Option A, C and d are incorrect as the minimum wage law was not passed during their presidency.
Q.2.) Option B is correct which is 'all of these'. Beacause the Supplemental Security Income increased federal support for the persons aged 65 or more, blind or disabled children. Eligibility requirements and federal payments are nationally same. SSI replaced the former federal-state- adult assistance programs.
Option A,C and D are incorrect individually because these all are included in option B.
Q.3.) Option B is correct which is 'Working' . Because EITC is a federal tax credit for low and moderate income working people. It rewards people and offsets federal payroll and income taxes. Eligibility is working families with children having annual income below $41,100 to $56,000 may be eligible for federal EITC.
Option A is incorrect because it does not for homeless people.
Option C is incorrect because it does not for unable to work people.
Option D is incorrect because it does not for unemployed people.
Q.4.) Option D is correct. Because the workers receive the credit beginning with their income started, the amount of credit rises with earned income until it reaches a maximum level and then begins to phase out at higher income levels.
Option A is incorrect because it does not increase indefinitely. It has maximum limit.
Option B is incorrect because it does not remains constant. It changes with the change in income.
Option C is incorrect because it does not decreases as their income decreases.