If a person is taxed $100 on an income of $1,000, taxed $200 on an income of $2,000, and taxed $300 on an income of $3,000, this person is paying a(n):
A. progressive tax.
B. proportional tax.
C. regressive tax.
D. excise tax.
Answer: B
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European banks began with
A. Monarchs were the first bankers, lending out cash to help the poor learn a craft.
B. Churches were the first bankers, lending out cash to help the poor learn a craft.
C. Goldsmiths were the first bankers, and the paper receipts they issued for gold held on deposit became valued as money.
D. Fishermen were the first bankers, and the paper receipts they issued for fish they stored in the hulls of their ships became valued as money.
The "miracle" of the market, as addressed in your text, refers to the countless goods and services of great complexity made abundantly available
A) under conditions of massive ignorance. B) with a minimum number of errors and mistakes. C) with few losses and bankruptcies. D) with no systematic or scientific way of explaining how it happens.
In the figure above, with no government involvement and if the colleges are competitive, what is the deadweight loss?
A) $12 billion per year B) $6 billion per year C) $4 billion per year D) zero
Which of the following is an absolute measure of poverty?
a. Gini co-efficient b. Per capita income c. HiLo ratio d. Hoover index e. Theil index