An excise tax is a tax that is levied on

A) the value of a piece of property.
B) the purchase of a given good or service.
C) the value of an estate.
D) that part of a person's income coming from interest payments.


B

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The labor force participation rate is calculated as the

A) labor force divided by the number of persons employed then multiplied by 100. B) number of persons unemployed divided by the labor force then multiplied by 100. C) labor force divided by the unemployment rate then multiplied by 100. D) labor force divided by the working age population then multiplied by 100.

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The demand for euros would come from

a. American exports to Europe. b. European demand for U.S. government bonds. c. American demand for European real estate. d. All of the above are correct.

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Ford Motor Company announces that next month it will offer $3,000 rebates on new Mustangs. As a result of this information, today's demand curve for Mustangs

a. shifts to the right. b. shifts to the left. c. shifts either to the right or to the left, but we cannot determine the direction of the shift from the given information. d. will not shift; rather, the demand curve for Mustangs will shift to the right next month.

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Which of the following conditions indicate cost minimization, assuming two inputs, labour (L) and capital (K)?

a) MPL = MPK b) MPK/PL = MPL/PK c) PK · MPK = PL · MPL d) PK = PL e) MPK/PK= MPL/PL

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