Suppose the government imposes a tax of 20 percent on the first $50,000 of income and 30 percent on all income above $50,000 . What is the marginal tax rate when income is $60,000?
a. 10 percent
b. 20 percent
c. 30 percent
d. 50 percent
c
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If the demand curve a firm faces shifts to the right, usually:
a. it would be impossible to tell whether the marginal revenue curve shifts. b. the marginal revenue curve would shift to the left. c. the marginal revenue curve would shift to the right. d. the marginal revenue curve would not shift.
If demand increases in a perfectly competitive market, then in the short run supply will:
A. either increase or decrease. B. increase. C. not change. D. decrease.
List several examples of the administrative burden of the U.S. income tax system
A market transaction causes an externality if someone
A. directly involved in the transaction receives uncompensated benefits or costs from it. B. not directly involved in the transaction receives uncompensated benefits or costs from it. C. directly involved in the transaction seeks legal assistance to ensure that the transaction is carried out. D. not directly involved in the transaction interferes in it by imposing regulations or product standards.