Microeconomics

If the average tax rate ________ as income increases, then the tax is a ________ tax.

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When each taxpayer pays the same average tax rate regardless of the taxpayer's income, the tax is

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A tax that has the same average rate at all levels is

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If the average tax rate remains constant as income changes, the tax is

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If the average tax rate increases as income increases, the tax is

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The sales tax in Dutchess County, New York, is 7.5 percent. This sales tax is

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The percentage of an additional dollar that is paid in tax is called

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If Sam pays $2,000 in taxes on an income of $20,000 and $2,800 in taxes on an income of $30,000, the ...

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Consider the two principles of fair taxation, the benefits principle and the ability-to-pay principle.

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Congress requires that firms and workers make the same Social Security contributions. The goal of ...

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When a Social Security tax is imposed on workers, employment ________ and when a Social Security tax ...

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A tax on income from land in Montana is borne entirely by landowners because the

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If the supply of capital is perfectly elastic, the incidence of a tax on capital income is

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When governments tax capital income, the equilibrium quantity of capital

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In the labor market shown in the graph, the government introduces a 10 percent income tax. The ...

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Suppose the federal government reduced the Social Security tax on workers by 2 percentage points. ...

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If Congress wanted to change the Social Security tax so that firms paid most of the tax, they would need to

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Consider a Social Security tax on workers versus a Social Security tax on employers. In comparing ...

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Suppose the supply of labor is more inelastic than the demand for labor. Then, a Social Security tax ...

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Suppose the government increases the Social Security tax imposed on employers by 25 percent. This tax leads to

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If the Social Security tax imposed on employers increases, then

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From the standpoint of efficiency, imposing a tax on the income from what type of resource is best ...

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Because the supply of land is perfectly inelastic, when governments tax land, the tax

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A tax on the income from land or other resource with a perfectly inelastic supply

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Because the supply of land is perfectly inelastic, a tax on land income

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