The particular products that count as status symbols vary across cultures. In China, parents want to show off their pampered child and are eager to surround their "little emperors" with luxury goods. Chinese families spend ________ of their disposable income on their children.
A. one-third to one-half
B. ninety-eight percent
C. twenty-five percent
D. one hundred percent
E. one-half to three-quarters
Answer: a. on-third to one-half