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Assume that the poverty threshold for a single parent with one child is $11,869 per year.
Catrina is a single mother who works 40 hours per week. What hourly wage does she need
to earn in order to rise above the poverty threshold?
OA $5.71
OB $5.15
OC $5.47
OD $5.07

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A. $ 5.71

There are 52 weeks in a year
52 x 40 hrs = 2080 hrs
$11,869 / 2080 = 5.70
Single moms in the poverty threshold are making $5.70 per hour
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Answer: i would say... A because if you work about close two 6 dollars an hour she would make about 228 dollars a week, that would be enough for her to rise above poverty

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