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12. The current tax system in United States collects more than 50% of government income tax revenue from the top 25% of earners. This is what type of statement? O Positive statement O Normative statement O Relative statement O Productive statement

5. A consumer has preferences over vegetables and meat given by the utility function U(V, M) of vegetables is $2 and the price of each serving of meat is $1. The government wants to encourage vegetable consumption so it puts a tax of $1 on each unit of meat purchased. If the consumer maximizes their utility, how much will the tax reduce their meat consumption? VAM2/3. They currently have $30 to spend, the price of each serving %3D

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Economics Below is a tax table. Assume I earn $150 a year. My tax bracket is my marginal tax rate is I pay in taxes. my average tax rate is ; and O to $100 is 10% $101 to $200 is 15% $201 to $300 is 20% O 10%; 15%; 13.5%; $17.50 O 15%; 15%; 11.7%; $17.50 O none of these O 15%; 15%; 12.5%; $13.50

1) Exemption of food purchases from a sales tax reduces regressivity. A: True B: False 2) Federal alcohol excise taxes are designed so that the alcohol content of beer and wine is taxed at a much lower rate than the alcohol content of distilled spirits. A: True B: False

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1. Please discuss at least TWO life choices that you think allow people who are born into a poor family to get out of that situation, into a middle or upper financial positon. [Do NOT discuss the lottery]..

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7. Principal-Agent II A risk-neutral principal can hire a risk-averse agent to undertake a project. There are two possible outcomes for the gross profit of the principal, TL There are also two possible effort levels that the agent can exert, e = 0 or 1; if e = 0, the probability of TH is only 1/3, but if e = 1, the probability of TH increases to 2/3. 20 and TH = 50. The agent's utility from receiving a wage wand exerting effort e is Vw – e, and the agent has a reservation utility of ū = 2. (a) Assume that effort is observable. What wage will the principal offer if she wants to induce low effort? What wage will she offer if she wants to induce high effort? What contract is optimal for the principal?

Question 5: Combined state and federal taxes on gasoline average around 50 cents per gallon, and these taxes are statutorily levied on gasoline sellers. Because the demand for gasoline is relatively inelastic compared to the supply of gasoline: buyers likely do not bear much of the actual burden because it is statutorily levied on sellers who must submit the tax payments. sellers likely bear most of the actual burden of the tax through lower gasoline prices. O the net price received by sellers after they pay taxes likely falls by almost the full amount of the tax. O buyers likely bear most of the actual burden of the tax through higher gasoline prices.

The Financial Markets proficiency has been more inclined to interest rates productssuch as loans and term deposits in Zambia than structured products. With the adverseeconomic repercussions that countries, including Zambia experienced during theoutbreak of COVID-19, the market has moved to structured products provision such asoptions, forwards, to mention but a few. The implementation of risk mitigation strategicby most companies made the financial market to enhance structured products that aresuitable to hedge all risks arising from investments and business operations.Assuming Zambeef employees you as the Investment Hedging Director to manage theinvestment in Zambia, you approach your bank, Standard Chartered Bank to structurean option to help hedge Zambeef future shares transactions. You enter into a 5 yearscall option contract at an exercise price of K350 and paid option premium amounting toK50. Three years later, the company has an increase in operational needs and decidesto assess…