Today the federal government collects nearly O $1 billion a year in tax revenues. O $500 billion a year in tax revenues. O $1 trillion a year in tax revenues. O $4 trillion a year in tax revenues.

The percentage of an increase in income that is taxed is: O a regressive tax. O the marginal tax rate. O the average tax rate. O a flat tax.

Under a proportional or flat tax, X O everyone pays the same dollar amount in income taxes O everyone pays the same tax rate O tax rates are assessed at a constant percentage of government spending O an individual's tax is based on his percentage of income versus total national income Question 4 Which of the following best describes a progressive tax policy? O People with higher incomes will pay more in taxes than people with higher incomes. O People with lower incomes will pay more in taxes than people with higher incomes. O People with higher incomes will pay a higher tax rate than people with lower incomes. O People with lower incomes will pay a higher tax rate than people with higher incomes

TRUE - OR - FALSE The distinctive characteristic of a progressive tax is that the dollars paid in taxes rise as income rises. O True O False

A sales tax levied at the rate $T does not have the same effects on the market's equilibrium as does an excise tax levied at the rate $T .  Select one: a. True b. False

If the government wants to increase the tax revenue they collect from sellers, then it should O Tax goods that have low elasticity of demand and high elasticity of supply. O Tax goods that have high elasticity of demand and supply. Tax goods that have high elasticity of demand and low elasticity of supply. O Tax goods that have low elasticity of demand and supply.

Suppose a tax is such that an individual with an income of $10,000 pays $2,500 of tax, a person with an income of $20,000 pays $5,000 of tax, a person with an income of $30,000 pays $7,500 of tax, and so forth. Instructions: Enter your answers rounded to 1 decimal place. a. What is each person's average tax rate? Income Таx Paid Average Tax Rate $ 10,000 $ 2,500 % 20,000 5,000 30,000 7,500

TRUE - OR - FALSE A federal budget surplus occurs when government expenditures exceed tax revenues. O True O False

a. What is tax policy b. Why do policy makers place much premium on taxation c. Explain the dimensions by which taxes can be classified

9. When a sales tax is imposed on sellers, we can imagine a hypothetical supply curve shifted to the left such that the vertical distance between the original supply curve and the new (supply + tax) curve equals the sales tax divided by the price elasticity of demand. sales tax multiplied by the price elasticity of demand. sales tax multiplied by the price elasticity of supply. amount of the sales tax.