Question

The ________ is defined as the minimum income amount that Americans should have to live on, based on the Department of Agriculture's calculations of the cost of a basic diet called "the economy food plan."

Answer 1

Answer: Poverty level

Explanation:

Poverty level is defined as the minimum income limit which is considered as appropriate in any country as per data and analysis. It is also known as poverty line. This level is described through calculation cost of all the necessary components required by customer in a year.

According to the question, poverty level is the level that is used for describing  resource consumption in terms of economy food plan of any individual of America in a year according to Agriculture department.