Regardless of income level, when the ratio of taxes paid to income is constant then it is called
A. lump sum tax.
B. marginal tax.
C. progressive tax.
D. proportional tax.
D. proportional tax.
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If an individual moves money from a demand deposit account to a money market deposit account
A) M1 decreases and M2 stays the same. B) M1 stays the same and M2 increases. C) M1 stays the same and M2 stays the same. D) M1 increases and M2 decreases.
Refer to Table 5.4. If outcomes 1 and 2 are equally likely at Job A, and if at Job B the $20 outcome occurs with probability .1, and the $50 outcome occurs with probability .9, then
A) Job A is safer because the difference in the probabilities is lower. B) Job A is riskier only because the expected value is lower. C) Job A is riskier because the standard deviation is higher. D) Job B is riskier because the difference in the probabilities is higher. E) There is no definite way given this information to tell how risky the two jobs are.
A good that is both excludable and rivalrous is a(n):
a. public good. b. club good. c. private good. d. inferior good. e. necessary good.
Which of the following most accurately describes the invisible hand concept?
a. Wise central planning by government is necessary for the efficient use of resources. b. In a democratic setting, majority rule will result in the efficient use of resources. c. In a market setting, when individuals pursue their own interests, they simultaneously tend to promote the public interest. d. In a market setting, when individuals pursue their own interests, they tend to engage in activities that lower the overall economic welfare of society.