In 1963 It Was Determined That $1,000 Per Year Was

In 1963 it was determined that $1,000 per year was needed to purchase a "minimally adequate" diet for a family of four.It was estimated that other basic necessities like housing,clothes,transportation,and so forth would cost twice as much as the food staples.So the government concluded that a budget of $3,000 per year would fund a "minimally adequate" living standard for a U.S.family of four.That standard became the official U.S.poverty threshold in 1963.
-In 1963 the U.S.poverty standard was equal to

A) $22,000 per year.
B) $10,000 per year.
C) $3,000 per year.