Suppose that the following curve shows tax revenues at various tax rates in a hypothetical economy. TAX REVENUE (Billions of dollars) L 20 M 0 N 0 L O O M Complete the following table by indicating what the government should do in order to maximize tax revenues if it is operating at each of the points listed. O XD Point Raise Tax Rates Lower Tax Rates Keep Current Tax Rates O INCOME TAX RATE (Percent) N 100 O

Suppose that the following curve shows tax revenues at various tax rates in a hypothetical economy. TAX REVENUE (Billions of dollars) L 20 M 0 N 0 L O O M Complete the following table by indicating what the government should do in order to maximize tax revenues if it is operating at each of the points listed. O XD Point Raise Tax Rates Lower Tax Rates Keep Current Tax Rates O INCOME TAX RATE (Percent) N 100 O

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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a) The government decides to impose a unit-tax on producers instead of a unit-sales tax on consumers, arguing that this will protect consumers from negative effects of the tax. Your response to this statement should be that O This is incorrect reasoning, because consumers actually will be affected more by the tax on production than a sales tax O This is incorrect reasoning, because consumers are always hit harder by a sales tax O This is incorrect reasoning, because it doesn't matter whether the tax is imposed on sales or production, the impact is the same O This is the correct reasoning, because consumers do not pay for the production. b) Tom likes eBooks and iTunes. eBooks cost $4 and provide a marginal utility of 10; iTunes cost $1 and provide a marginal utility of 3. To maximize utility for the given budget, Tom should O Buy more eBooks and fewer iTunes O Buy fewer eBooks and more iTunes O Not change his current consumption choice
4. The Laffer curve Government-imposed taxes cause reductions in the activity that is being taxed, which has important implications for revenue collections. To understand the effect of such a tax, consider the monthly market for gin, which is shown on the following graph. Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. PRICE (Dollars per bottle) 100 90 80 20 10 0 0 Supply Demand 14 28 42 56 70 84 98 112 126 140 QUANTITY (Bottles) Graph Input Tool At this tax amount, the equilibrium quantity of gin is Market for Gin Suppose the government imposes a $20-per-bottle tax on suppliers. Quantity (Bottles) Demand Price (Dollars per bottle) Tax (Dollars per bottle) 56 60.00 20.00 Supply Price (Dollars per bottle) bottles, and the government collects $ ? 40.00 in tax revenue.
4. The Laffer curve Government-imposed taxes cause reductions in the activity that is being taxed, which has important implications for revenue collections. To understand the effect of such a tax, consider the monthly market for gin, which is shown on the following graph. Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. Graph Input Tool Market for Gin 100 I Quantity (Bottles Demand Price (Dollars per bottle) 90 Supply 56 80 Şupply Price (Dollars per bottle) 60.00 40.00 70 Tax Dollars per bottle) 20.00 * 60 50 40 30 Demand 20 10 0 14 28 42 56 70 84 98 112 126 140 QUANTITY (Bottles) Suppose the government imposes a $20-per-bottle tax on suppliers. At this tax amount, the equilibrium quantity of gin is bottles, and the government collects S in tax revenue. Now calculate the…
Directions: click on the graph in the window on the right and select Time Series to graph the U.S. public (federal) net outstanding debt as a percentage of GDP for the years 1940-2005. For Y Axis1 select Net Federal Debt, percentage of GDP. Use the figure to help determine which of the following statements are true. O A. The U.S. net federal debt to GDP ratio has been, for the most part, decreasing since the end of World War II, despite the fact that the U.S. economy was expanding and could afford a larger debt to GDP ratio. OB. As a result of the exceptionally large increases in U.S. government military expenditures in the first half of the 1940's, that were needed to win World War II, the net U.S. public debt to GDP ratio increased substantially, surpassing 100%. Since the late 1950's however, U.S. net federal debt to GDP ratio has fluctuated within a relatively small bend around the 40% line. OC. The net U.S. federal debt to GDP ratio follows a pattern that cannot have a meaningful…
Real GDP Consumption (dollars) expenditure (dollars) 10 22.5 20 30 30 37.5 40 45 50 52.5 60 60 2 LAS 160 * SAS 150 140 130 120 AD 4 8 12 16 20 24 Real GDP (trillions of 2000 dollars) In the above table and figure, supposed that there is no import or proportional tax. To pull the economy back to the long-run equilibrium, the government can conduct a balanced budget operation by spending $ trillion. O 1) 1 O 2) 2 O 3) 4 4) 8 el (GDP deflator, 2000 = 100) Co
What would happen to output, employment, and the price level if the government increased spending on infrastructure, ceteris paribus? O Output would decrease, employment would decrease, and the price level would decrease O Output would decrease, employment would decrease, and the price level would increase O Output would decrease, employment would increase, and the price level would increase Output would increase, employment would increase, and the price level would decrease. O Output would increase, employment would increase, and the price level would increase Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) (03.06 MC) Assume the price level is increasing, real GDP is decreasing, and the unemployment rate is increasing. Which event would explain this macroeconomic situation? OA positive supply shock OA negative supply shock A positive demand shock OA negative demand shock O insufficient data
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2. Draw a supply and demand curve and show the equilibrium price and quantity. Explain graphically in the same diagram what happens to the equilibrium price and quantity if there is an expectation of higher future prices of the product and there is an increase in taxation of the product in the economy?
In the United States, from the most recent fiscal data we reviewed in class, total government spending is roughly 39% of GDP; yet, using the expenditure method for calculating GDP, government expenditures on goods and services were only 17% of GDP. Which of the following most likely explains the difference? Select one: O a. Transfer payments are included in the second figure, but not the first one. O b. Transfer payments are included in the first figure, but not the second one. O c. Military (i.e. defense) spending on goods and services is included in the second figure, but not the first one. O d. Military (i.e. defense) spending on goods and services is included in the first figure, but not the second one.