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V@ndy87

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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.

Question 2

All of the following are economic functions of the government EXCEPT
 
  A) providing a legal system.
  B) determining the wage rate for most jobs.
  C) promoting competition in the market.
  D) providing public goods.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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