Suppose that a state has increased its sales tax rate every other year since 2008. Assume that the state collected all sales taxes that residents legally owed. The table below summarizes its experience. What were total taxable sales in this state during each year displayed in the table? (Complete the table below.) (See page 131.)

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Suppose that a state has increased its sales tax rate every other year since 2008. Assume that the state collected all sales taxes that residents legally owed. The table below summarizes its experience. What were total taxable sales in this state during each year displayed in the table? (Complete the table below.) (See page 131.)

 

 

 

Year

Sales Tax Rate

Sales Tax Collections

Total Taxable Sales

2008

0.05 (5 percent)

$12,000,000

 

2010

0.06 (6 percent)

$16,000,000

 

2012

0.07 (7 percent)

$23,000,000

 

2014

0.08 (8 percent)

$28,000,000

 

2016

0.09 (9 percent)

$34,000,000

 

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