A 5 percent tax is going to be applied to a $100,000 tax base. What can be said about the revenue collected assuming static tax analysis?
A) The total revenue will be zero.
B) The total revenue will be between $0 and $5,000.
C) The total revenue will be $5,000.
D) There is not enough information to determine what revenues will equal.
Answer: C
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A) at the intersection of the short-run aggregate supply curve and the long-run aggregate supply curve. B) at the intersection of the short-run aggregate supply curve and the aggregate demand curve. C) at the intersection of the short-run aggregate supply curve, the long-run aggregate supply curve, and the aggregate demand curve. D) when the rate at which prices of goods and services increase equals the rate at which money wage rates increase.
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d. Equilibrium output will increase.
A policy reaction function describes how the action a policymaker takes depends on:
A. the political affiliation of the policymaker. B. the state of the economy. C. the reaction of special interest groups. D. public approval ratings.
Labor is the only variable input for Elliot's dog-walking service. His labor costs are $300 a day and his service walks 25 dogs per day. His labor costs increase to $315.50 a day to walk 26 dogs per day. The marginal cost of walking that 26th dog is
A. $15.50. B. $19.50. C. $29.50. D. indeterminate from the information given.