The amount by which the burden of a tax exceeds the total revenue collected is called

A. neutrality.
B. tax incidence.
C. undue burden.
D. excess burden.


Answer: D

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A. $60,000. B. $54,000. C. $66,000. D. $70,000.

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A profit-maximizing perfectly competitive firm must decide:

A. only on which industry to join, taking price and output as fixed. B. both what price to charge and how much to produce. C. only on how much to produce, taking price as fixed. D. only on what price to charge, taking output as fixed.

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According to the saving and investment equation, if net foreign investment rises by $60 million,

A) domestic investment will rise by $60 million.
B) private saving will fall by $60 million.
C) national saving will fall by $60 million.
D) national saving will increase by $60 million.

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The benevolent social planner engages in

A) positive economic analysis. B) normative economic analysis. C) both positive and normative economic analysis. D) neither positive nor normative economic analysis.

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