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ECO 450 Week 7 Quiz – Strayer Click on the Link Below to Purchase A+ Graded Course Material http://www.hwgala.com/ECO-450-Week-7-Quiz-Strayer-384.htm Quiz 5 Chapter 10 CHAPTER 10 Introduction to Government Finance TRUE /FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Taxes simultaneously ration and finance government goods and services. 2. The federal government finances only half of its expenditures with taxes. 3. The benefit principle argues that the means of financing government goods and services should be linked to the benefits received from those goods and services. 4. Horizontal equity is achieved when individuals of the same economic capacity pay the same amount of taxes over a given period. 5. A flat-rate income tax is a proportional tax on an income base. 6. The marginal tax rate will eventually exceed the average tax rate if the tax rate structure is proportional. 7. The marginal tax rate for a payroll tax is 7 percent on all wages up to $60,000 per year. The marginal tax rate for wages in excess of $60,000

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ECO 450 Week 7 Quiz StrayerClick on the Link Below to Purchase ! "ra#e# Course $aterialhttp://www.hwgala.com/ECO-450-Week-7-Quiz-Strayer-!4.htmQuiz 5 Cha%ter &0C"#$ %E&( 0'ntro#uctionto"o(ern)ent*inance+,-E.*LSE Q-ES+'O/S&0 %a)e* *imulta+eou*ly ratio+ a+, -i+a+ce go.er+me+t goo,* a+, *er.ice*.10 %he -e,eral go.er+me+t -i+a+ce* o+ly hal- o- it* e)pe+,iture* with ta)e*.20 %he /e+e-it pri+ciple argue* that the mea+* o- -i+a+ci+g go.er+me+t goo,* a+, *er.ice* *houl, /e li+ke, to the /e+e-it* recei.e, -rom tho*e goo,* a+, *er.ice*.40 "orizo+tal e0uity i* achie.e, whe+ i+,i.i,ual* o- the *ame eco+omic capacity pay the *ame amou+t o- ta)e* o.er a gi.e+ perio,.50 # -lat-rate i+come ta) i* a proportio+al ta) o+ a+ i+come /a*e.30 %he margi+al ta) rate will e.e+tually e)cee, the a.erage ta) rate i- the ta) rate *tructure i* proportio+al.70 %he margi+al ta) rate -or a payroll ta) i* 7 perce+t o+ all wage* up to 1203000per year. %he margi+al ta) rate -or wage* i+ e)ce** o- 1203000 per year i* zero. %he payroll ta) i* there-ore a regre**i.e ta).40 %a) e.a*io+ woul, /e le** o- a pro/lem i- ta) rate* were lowere,.50 %he u*er charge -or a co+ge*ti/le pu/lic goo, *houl, /e zero at all time*.&00 4ero price* -or price-e)clu,a/le go.er+me+t *er.ice* pro.i,e /e+e-it* o+ly to the poor.&&0 %he ga*oli+e ta) i* a+ e)ample o- a ge+eral ta) o+ co+*umptio+.&10 5or a proportio+al ta)3 the margi+al ta) rate i* alway* e0ual to the a.erage ta) rate.&20 %a) a.oi,a+ce i* a+ illegal acti.ity i+ the 6+ite, State*.&40 #+ i+crea*e i+ margi+al ta) rate* i* likely to i+crea*e ta) e.a*io+.&50 7o*t *tu,ie* i+,icate that *tate-ru+ lotterie* are e0ui.ale+t to a progre**i.e ta) o+ gam/li+g.&30 8o.er+me+t acti.ity re0uire* the reallocatio+ o- re*ource* -rom go.er+me+t to pri.ate u*e.&70 # -lat i+come ta) 9i.e. a -i)e, amou+t pai, /y e.ery ta)payer: i* a+ e)ample o- a *electi.e ta).&40 %he a.erage ta) rate a+, margi+al ta) rate are the *ame u+,er a progre**i.e ta) rate *tructure. $-L+'PLE C6O'CE Q-ES+'O/S&0 #ccor,i+g to the /e+e-it pri+ciple3a. ta)e* *houl, /e ,i*tri/ute, accor,i+g to a/ility to pay./. u*er charge* are a+ i,eal *ource o- -i+a+ce -or go.er+me+t goo,* a+, *er.ice*.c. the progre**i.e i+come ta) repre*e+t* the i,eal way o- ,i*tri/uti+g ta)e*amo+g citize+*.,. -lat-rate ta)e* are alway* the /e*t ki+,.10 ;- horizo+tal e0uity i* achie.e, i+ ta)atio+3a. .ertical e0uity will al*o /e achie.e,./. i+,i.i,ual* o- e0ual eco+omic capacity will pay e0ual ta)e*.c. a -lat-rate ta) will /e u*e,.,. the ta) *y*tem will +ot re*ult i+ lo**e* i+ e--icie+cy i+ market*.20 %he ta) /a*e o- a payroll ta) i*:a. co+*umer e)pe+,iture*./. i+tere*t i+come.c. la/or i+come.,. /oth 9/: a+, 9c:40 # 5-perce+t retail *ale* ta) o+ all co+*umer purcha*e* i+ a *tate i* impo*e,. %he *ale* ta) i*:a. a -lat-rate ta)./. a ta) with a regre**i.e rate *tructure.c. le.ie, o+ a+ i+come /a*e.,. all o- the a/o.e50 # ta) o+ the .alue o- real e*tate hol,i+g* i* a:a. *electi.e ta) o+ wealth./. ge+eral ta) o+ wealth.c. ge+eral ta) o+ i+come.,. *electi.e ta) o+ i+come.30 #+ e)ci*e ta) i* a:a. ge+eral co+*umptio+ ta)./. *electi.e co+*umptio+ ta).c. ge+eral wealth ta).,. *electi.e ta) o+ wealth.70 # proportio+al i+come ta) ha* a+ a.erage ta) rate that:a. alway* i* le** tha+ the margi+al ta) rate./. alway* e)cee,* the margi+al ta) rate.c. e0ual* the margi+al ta) rate at -ir*t a+, the+ /ecome* le** tha+ the margi+al ta) rate.,. alway* e0ual* the margi+al ta) rate.40 # payroll ta) ta)e* a worker00(. Other thi+g* /ei+g e0ual3 thi* i* likely to:a. i+crea*e ta) e.a*io+./. ,ecrea*e ta) e.a*io+.c. ha.e +o e--ect o+ ta) e.a*io+.,. i+crea*e ta) a.oi,a+ce.&30 What i* a+ e)ample o- a +ormati.e criterio+ that a go.er+me+t mu*t tra,e-o-- i+ it* metho, o- ta)atio+?a. E0uity/. E--icie+cyc. #,mi+i*trati.e ea*e,. all o- the a/o.e&70 %a) a.oi,a+ce i*:a. a mea+* o- ta) e.a*io+./. a mea+* o- ,ecrea*i+g ta)e* pai, /y a,=u*ti+g /eha.ior.c. a political proce** e)plicitly -or the re,uctio+ o- ta)atio+.,. a mea+* to a.oi, ta) owe,.&40 ;- the margi+al ta) rate i* >0@ u+,er a proportio+al ta) rate *tructure3 the a.erage ta) rate:a. *houl, /e >0@./. *houl, /e a/o.e >[email protected]. *houl, /e /elow >0@.,. ca++ot /e ,etermi+e,.&50 ;- the a.erage ta) rate u+,er a progre**i.e ta) rate *tructure i* 5@3 a po**i/le margi+al ta) rate i*:a. 0@./. >[email protected]. 4>@.,. +ot a/le to /e ,etermi+e,.100 Which o- the -ollowi+g cou+trie* ha* the highe*t a.erage ta) rate relati.e to 8A$?a. Bapa+/. Swe,e+c. ;cela+,,. 6+ite, Ci+g,om