ong earns $100,000 taxable income as an interior designer and is taxed at an average rate of 20 percent (i.e., $20,000 of tax). .If Congress increases the income tax rate such that Song's average tax rate increases from 20 percent to 25 percent, how much ore income tax will she pay assuming that the income effect is descriptive? (Round your intermediate calculations and final ans 2 decimal places.) Additional income tax . If the income effect is descriptive, the tax base and the tax collected will increase.

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Song earns $100,000 taxable income as an interior designer and is taxed at an average rate of 20 percent (i.e., $20,000 of tax).
a. If Congress increases the income tax rate such that Song's average tax rate increases from 20 percent to 25 percent, how much
more income tax will she pay assuming that the income effect is descriptive? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer
to 2 decimal places.)
Additional income tax
b. If the income effect is descriptive, the tax base and the tax collected will increase.
O True
O False
Transcribed Image Text:Song earns $100,000 taxable income as an interior designer and is taxed at an average rate of 20 percent (i.e., $20,000 of tax). a. If Congress increases the income tax rate such that Song's average tax rate increases from 20 percent to 25 percent, how much more income tax will she pay assuming that the income effect is descriptive? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Additional income tax b. If the income effect is descriptive, the tax base and the tax collected will increase. O True O False
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