EBK ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 8220106798607
Author: Arnold
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 11, Problem 4WNG
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Identify the average rate of tax.
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Bill Jackson had a total taxable income of $3000. Bill’s employer wants him to work another month during the summer, but Bill had planned to spend the month hiking. If an additional month’s work would increase Bill’s taxable income by $2000, how much more money would he have after paying the income tax?
The government implements a negative income tax plan with a guaranteed minimum income of $5,000 and a phase-out rate for
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Complete the following table by calculating the negative tax and total after-tax income for each family income given. (Note: Suppose that any income
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Family Income
(Dollars)
Negative Tax Total After-Tax Income
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
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6,600
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Based on the following data:
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1500
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2500
110
3000
200
4500
400
5000
600
6000
900
Please answer the next questions.
1. What kind of tax is illustrated, i.e,
structural, perverse, proportional or
progressive. Explain.
2. If your taxable income is $5000,
what is your average tax rate?
3. If your taxable income increases
from $5000 to $6000, what is your
marginal tax rate?
Chapter 11 Solutions
EBK ECONOMICS
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1STCh. 11.1 - Prob. 2STCh. 11.1 - Prob. 3STCh. 11.1 - Prob. 4STCh. 11.3 - Prob. 1STCh. 11.3 - Prob. 2STCh. 11.3 - Prob. 3STCh. 11.4 - Prob. 1STCh. 11.4 - Prob. 2STCh. 11 - Prob. 1QP
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