Suppose Congress passes a one-time tax refund of all taxes paid by firms in an industry last year. This will lead to a drop in output price in the industry.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Rationale: The tax refund is neither an economic cost or an economic revenue for the firm -- because nothing the firm does now can affect the refund. Thus, nothing changes.

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