What percentage of American families pay more payroll tax than they pay in income tax?

A. 40.
B. 60.
C. 75.
D. 80.


C. 75.

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By the accelerator hypothesis, if a firm's actual sales jump in one period to a higher maintained level, that firm's capital stock

A) also jumps in one period to a higher maintained level. B) gradually drifts upward to a higher maintained level. C) jumps upward and then falls back to zero. D) jumps upward and then falls back part of the way.

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Good A has a price elasticity of demand of .27, while good B has a price elasticity of demand of 2.9 . To raise the most tax revenue, the government should:

a. place a unit tax on good A. b. place a unit tax on good B. c. raise the price elasticity of demand for good A. d. subsidize the production of good B. e. cut its spending for various social programs.

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Which of the following does the Federal Reserve not do?

a. conduct monetary policy b. act as a lender of last resort c. convert Federal Reserve Notes into gold d. serve as a bank regulator

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