Which tax is fixed at 15.3 percent of wages?

a. FICA
b. federal income
c. property
d. Medicaid


a. FICA

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A) reduces; present; future B) increases; present; future C) reduces; future; present D) increases; future; prese

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Vertical contracts between manufacturers and retailers often aim to

a. Prevent the manufacturers from upstream price discrimination b. Reward the manufacturer for undertaking the risk inherent in introducing a new product c. Serve as a "signal" of the manufacturer's belief of the likely success of his product d. All of the above

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The presence of excess reserves does not change how much money the banking system actually creates

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Use the following information to answer the next question.Harvey quit his job at State University where he earned $45,000 a year. He figures his entrepreneurial talent or forgone entrepreneurial income to be $5,000 a year. To start the business, he cashed in $100,000 in bonds that earned 10% interest annually to buy a software company, Extreme Gaming. In the first year, the firm sold 11,000 units of software at $75 each. Of the $75, $55 goes for the costs of production, packaging, marketing, employee wages and benefits, and rent on a building. The explicit costs of Harvey's firm in the first year were

A. $655,000. B. $605,000. C. $825,000. D. $150,000.

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