ECO 450 Week 7 Quiz 5

1. According to the benefit principle,

2. If the marginal tax rate is 20% under a proportional tax rate structure, the average tax rate:

3. If the average tax rate under a progressive tax rate structure is 35%, a possible marginal tax rate is:

4. A payroll tax taxes a worker’s wages at 14 percent until the worker earns $60,000 per year. All labor earnings in excess of $60,000 are not subject to tax. The tax rate structure of the payroll tax is therefore:

5. The marginal tax rate will eventually exceed the average tax rate for a:

6. Which of the following countries has the highest average tax rate relative to GDP?

7. Tax avoidance is:

8. Marginal tax rates were reduced in 2001. Other things being equal, this is likely to:

9. An excise tax is a:

10. A tax on the value of real estate holdings is a:

11. A 5-percent retail sales tax on all consumer purchases in a state is imposed. The sales tax is:

12. A proportional income tax has an average tax rate that:

13. The tax base of a payroll tax is:

14. Taxes:

15. A bridge becomes congested after 100 vehicles per hour use it on any day. To achieve efficiency, a toll: