Why is a tax inefficient?
What will be an ideal response?
The imposition of a tax on a market causes a wedge to be driven between the price received by the seller and the price paid by the buyer. This causes the marginal social benefit from the last unit sold to be higher than its marginal social cost, and the market will under-produce the good or service being taxed. If more of the good or service were produced, the marginal social benefit gained would be greater than the marginal social cost incurred, and the net benefit to society would increase.
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The focus of policy in the 1990s was
A) increasing trade. B) increasing employment. C) maintaining stable exchange rates. D) holding down inflation and increasing domestic output. E) levying beggar-thy-neighbor tariffs.
Which statement best describes the two issues economists face when comparing the GDP of different nations?
a. The two issues economists face when comparing the GDP of different nations are natural resources and population. b. The two issues economists face when comparing the GDP of different nations are natural resources and tax codes. c. The two issues economists face when comparing the GDP of different nations are currency and natural resources. d. The two issues economists face when comparing the GDP of different nations are currency and population.
A virtue of income taxes over sales taxes is that _____
a. they are more comprehensive b. they are more difficult to avoid c. the excess burden of an income tax system is far smaller d. progression can be built into the system
Suppose a certain firm is able to produce 165 units of output per day when 15 workers are hired. The firm is able to produce 176 units of output per day when 16 workers are hired (holding other inputs fixed). Then the marginal product of the 16th worker is
a. 10 units of output. b. 11 units of output. c. 16 units of output. d. 176 units of output.