Using the Lorenz curve, the degree of income inequality is measured by:
A) the line connecting all points for which a given percentage of families receives exactly the cumulative percentage of income.
B) the distance of the Lorenz curve from the line of perfect equality.
C) the slope of the curve.
D) the number of times the Lorenz curve crosses the line of perfect equality.
E) dividing the number of people below the poverty line by the total population.
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