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It has to be D - its the only question that directly attacks the conclusion of the argument by stating the labor pool will not be made up of strictly heads of household.
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D

Alternate labor force other than the heads of households.
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D.. for explanation mentioned above..
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it is important not to miss "heads of the households" and not assume that we are talking about the labor force in general... and so to fall for E

D is correct indeed.
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yup. D is pretty clear.
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Agree with D.
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I also agree with D
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D, we're measuring the heads of households which does not account for the non-head members of the households...
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Will go with D.

Alternate employess, other than household heads.



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