In late 2012, President Obama proposed raising the top income tax rate. All of the following are likely impacts of higher income tax rates on bonds EXCEPT:
A) higher interest rates on Treasury bonds
B) lower interest rates on Municipal bonds
C) increased demand for Municipal bonds
D) lower prices for Municipal bonds
D
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The demand curve for a normal good shifts leftward if income ________ or the expected future price ________
A) decreases; falls B) decreases; rises C) increases; falls D) increases; rises
The manager of Steel Works learns of a new technological interdependency between the intermediate stage and the final stage of production. If Steel Works currently contracts with another firm for the intermediate stage of production, which of the following is true?
A) The manager has less of an incentive to integrate backward. B) The manager has more of an incentive to integrate backward. C) The manager has more of an incentive to integrate forward. D) The manager has less of an incentive to integrate forward.
Which of the following taxes has the greatest effect on the natural rate of unemployment?
a) income taxes b) retail sales taxes c) Social Security taxes d) real estate taxes e) inheritance taxes
The deadweight loss due to a tax is likely to be greatest with ______.
a. a nearly vertical demand curve b. an inelastic supply curve c. an elastic demand curve d. a nearly vertical supply curve