Harold and elaina are being considered for a car loan. the banker looks at their creditworthiness because he wants to be sure the bank will get the loan payments on time and that the loan will be paid back in full. the table below summarizes the information that was on their applications. application information questions harold elaina how many years have you had your job? 3 7 what is your monthly salary? $2,600 $2,250 how many credit cards do you have? 2 6 how much debt do you have? $3,000 $12,000 how many times were you late with payments on credit cards in the past year? 1 8 who will get the better loan rate from the banker and why? elaina because she has more credit cards available to her. elaina because she has had her job longer, which makes her look more stable. harold because he makes more money per month. harold because he pays his bills on time and does not have too much debt compared to his income.

In ledland, unemployed adults receive government assistance. to reduce unemployment, the government proposes to supplement the income of those who accept jobs that pay less than government assistance, thus enabling employers to hire workers cheaply. however, the supplement will not raise any worker's income above what government assistance would provide if he or she were not gainfully employed. therefore, unemployed people will have no financial incentive to accept jobs that would entitle them to the supplement.which of the following, if true about ledland, most seriously weakens the argument of the editorial? (a) the government collects no taxes on assistance it provides to unemployed individuals and their families.(b) neighboring countries with laws that mandate the minimum wage an employer must pay an employee have higher unemployment rates than ledland currently has.(c) people who are employed and look for a new job tend to get higher-paying jobs than job seekers who are unemployed.(d) the yearly amount unemployed people receive from government assistance is less than the yearly income that the government defines as the poverty level.(e) people sometimes accept jobs that pay relatively little simply because they enjoy the work.