Vertical relationships can increase profits through
a. preventing firms from evading regulation
b. creating a double-markup problem
c. making the incentives of manufacturers and retailers unaligned
d. facilitating price discrimination
d
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Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve, must choose whether tomorrow she meets with the Secretary of the Treasury or with the Congress regarding the financial crisis. This choice reflects the
A) fact that Ms. Yellen faces scarcity. B) concept of entrepreneurship. C) fact that Ms. Yellen responds to incentives. D) use of capital.
Horizontal equity incorporates the notion that
A. those earning higher incomes should pay more in taxes. B. those earning equal incomes should pay the same in taxes. C. taxes paid should be unassociated with income levels. D. there should be no excess burden created by a tax.
Sue earns income of $80,000 per year. Her average tax rate is 50 percent. Sue paid $5,000 in taxes on the first $30,000 she earned. What was the marginal tax rate on the first $30,000 she earned, and what was the marginal tax rate on the remaining $50,000?
a. 6.25 percent and 50.00 percent, respectively b. 10.00 percent and 70.00 percent, respectively c. 16.67 percent and 60.00 percent, respectively d. 16.67 percent and 70.00 percent, respectively
An externality
A) may be positive or negative. B) means a rapidly rising cost borne by consumers. C) is the cost of producing a good outside the United States. D) is the indirect cost, the overhead, of producing a product.