If Bob earns $20,000 a year and pays $2,000 in taxes, and Cindy earns $40,000 a year and pays $4,000 in taxes, then Bob’s tax rate is _______ and Cindy’s tax rate is_____.

A. 5%, 10%
B. 2%, 4%
C. 10%, 10%
D. 20%, 10%


C. 10%, 10%

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In Country Z, the government simultaneously decreases its expenditures by $20 billion and decreases taxes by $20 billion. If the MPS is equal to 0.2, the government's action ________ real GDP by ________

A) decreases; $100 billion B) decreases; $20 billion C) decreases; $80 billion D) has no effect on; $0

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Taking a limousine to a five star restaurant in New York is a:

A. necessity to both Joe Average and Donald Trump. B. necessity to Donald Trump but a luxury to Joe Average. C. want to both Joe Average and Donald Trump. D. want to Donald Trump and a luxury to Joe Average.

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Refer to the information provided in Table 8.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Table 8.4ProduceUsing TechniquesUnits of Variable KInputs L1 unit of outputA4  4?B2  6????2 units of outputA 7   6?B410????3 units of outputA  8    6?B  6 11Refer to Table 8.4. Assume that the relevant time period is the short run. Assuming the price of capital (K) is $10 per unit and the price of labor (L) is $5 per unit, this firm's total cost of producing one unit of output is

A. $50. B. $60. C. $110. D. indeterminate from this information.

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