Under the dependency rules, if there are three fully dependent for support on a deceased employee and additional partial dependents, the partial dependents would receive:

• A. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $70,000
• B. Nothing
• C. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $25,000
• D. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how dependency status determines who gets death benefits. Benefits are allocated first to those who are fully dependent for support, and partial dependents only receive a share if there aren’t enough fully dependent individuals to use up the benefit. If there are three fully dependent for support, that meets the threshold for full dependents and leaves no portion for partial dependents. In this situation, the partial dependents receive nothing. The other options imply some monetary share, but those shares only apply in configurations where partial dependents are eligible, which isn’t the case when three fully dependent dependents exist.