If a person is taxed $100 on an income of $1,000 . taxed $220 on an income of $2,000 . and taxed $390 on an income of $3,000 . this person is paying a(n):
a. progressive tax.
b. poll tax.
c. regressive tax.
d. excise tax.
e. proportional tax.
a
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A) 1 unit of capital B) 10 units of capital C) 14 units of capital D) 24 units of capital
Table 8-2 Price Quantity Total Cost$22 6$ 60 2010100 1816160 1621210 1428280? In Table 8-2, the profit-maximizing level of output is
A. 6 B. 10 C. 16 D. 21
A local restaurant offers an "all you can eat" Sunday brunch for $12. Jenica eats two servings but leaves half of a third helping uneaten. Why?
a. Her marginal value of brunch has fallen below $12. b. Her marginal value of additional food has fallen below $4 ($12 divided by 3 servings). c. Her marginal value of an additional bite of food has fallen to zero. d. The total value she places on brunch today exactly equals $12.
In the United States during the 1960s, government spending dramatically increased to fight the Vietnam War, which resulted in:
A. demand-pull inflation. B. cost-push inflation. C. a disinflationary recession. D. stagflation.