6. Based upon a poverty threshold of $1.90 per day, between 1981 and 2015 the percentage of people living in poverty for the world as a whole A. decreased slightly from 28.2% to 23.1%. B. decreased substantially from 35.2% to 17.4%. C. decreased dramatically from 44.3% to 9.6%. D. remained essentially constant, changing from 50.2% to 48.7%. 7. If the federal government of Beygirstan (a small, mountainous, landlocked country in western Asia with an economy highly dependent upon horse cheese production) had revenues of $390,000,000 and expenditures of $430,000,000 in 2020, then in that year they realized a A. budget deficit of $40,000,000. B. budget deficit of $820,000,000. C. budget surplus of $40,000,000. D. budget surplus of $820,000,000. 8. If the Lorenz Curve for Mexico is completely below the Lorenz Curve for Sweden, then we know that A. average income in Sweden is greater than average income in Mexico. B. average income in Mexico is greater than average income in Sweden. C. incomes in Sweden are distributed more equally than are incomes in Mexico. D. incomes in Mexico are distributed more equally than are incomes in Sweden