Economics 002 - Principles of Economics II » Spring 2021 » Chapter 6 Practice Quiz

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Question #1
Unit excise taxes imposed on gasoline, alcohol, and cigarettes are
A.   paid by the wholesalers of these products.
B.   largely paid by consumers because they are not very responsive to price changes.
C.   largely paid by the producers because they want to maintain their level of sales.
D.   shared equally between the producer and the consumer.
Question #2
Suppose the tax rate on the first $10,000 of income is 0 percent; 10 percent on the next $20,000; 20 percent on the next $20,000; 30 percent on the next $20,000; and 40 percent on income over $60,000. Family A has an income of $55,000. What is the tax liability of Family A?
A.   $3,400
B.   $7,500
C.   $16,500
D.   $6,600
Question #3
A tax system in which the average and marginal tax rates are the same for every level of taxable income and every change in income is an example of
A.   premium taxation.
B.   proportional taxation.
C.   progressive taxation.
D.   regressive taxation.
Question #4
The Social Security tax is considered to be a
A.   regressive tax.
B.   marginal tax.
C.   progressive tax.
D.   proportional tax.
Question #5
When the profits of a corporation are taxed and the dividends paid to stockholders are also taxed
A.   the government is engaging in progressive taxation.
B.   the government is engaging in double taxation.
C.   the government is engaging in regressive taxation.
D.   the government is engaging in capital gains taxation.
Question #6
Assume that the government one day decides to tax greens fees at all state golf courses. To the government's dismay, not only was the amount of tax collected small, but there was a 90 percent decline in golfing. What type of tax analysis did the government apparently rely upon when it imposed this tax?
A.   dynamic tax analysis
B.   static tax analysis
C.   ad hoc tax analysis
D.   transaction cost analysis
Question #7
The imposition of a tax on a product
A.   shifts the supply curve to the right.
B.   shifts the demand curve to the right.
C.   shifts both the supply and the demand curve to the right.
D.   shifts the supply curve to the left.
Question #8
The Social Security program is financed directly from
A.   sales taxes on goods with inelastic demand.
B.   voluntary contributions by the elderly.
C.   payroll taxes.
D.   poll taxes.
Question #9
The federal income tax code of the United States is
A.   proportional.
B.   progressive for individuals but proportional for married couples.
C.   progressive.
D.   regressive.
Question #10
Sales taxes are routinely collected by
A.   the Internal Revenue Service.
B.   the Federal Trade Commission.
C.   the merchants selling the good or services.
D.   the Department of Commerce.
Question #11
Suppose the capital gains tax is 28 percent and you purchased a house ten years ago for $80,000. If you sold the house today you would get $140,000. Your tax liability would be
A.   indeterminate without knowing the personal income tax rate.
B.   indeterminate without knowing the inflation rate.
C.   $39,200
D.   $16,800.00
Question #12
What happens when the government imposes a unit excise tax on a good?
A.   That good's supply curve shifts down by the amount of the tax.
B.   The amount of the tax is added to the current equilibrium price.
C.   The newly taxed good's supply curve shifts vertically upward by the amount of the per-unit tax being levied.
D.   The demand for the newly taxed good decreases.
Question #13
A tax system that applies a lower marginal tax rate at higher levels of income is
A.   backward.
B.   progressive.
C.   regressive.
D.   proportional.
Question #14
Which of the following is TRUE about the effects of an excise tax if consumers are totally unresponsive to price changes?
A.   Producers pay all of the excise tax.
B.   Consumers and producers share the excise tax equally.
C.   Consumers pay all of the excise tax.
D.   Neither consumers nor producers pay the excise tax.
Question #15
The main source of government funding is
A.   user fees.
B.   taxes.
C.   transfer payments.
D.   borrowing.
Question #16
Suppose the tax rate on the first $10,000 income is 0 percent; 10 percent on the next $20,000; 20 percent on the next $20,000; 30 percent on the next $30,000; and 40 percent on any income over $80,000. Family A has income of $40,000. What is the marginal and average tax rate for Family A?
A.   marginal-10 percent; average-10 percent
B.   marginal-20 percent; average-25 percent
C.   marginal-20 percent; average-10 percent
D.   marginal-25 percent; average-20 percent
Question #17
Social Security contributions are
A.   a voluntary dollar amount that people contribute towards Social Security.
B.   entirely paid by your employer.
C.   collected only from people earning more than $120,000 a year.
D.   mandatory taxes partially paid out of workers' wages and salaries.
Question #18
How do taxation and user charges compare as government revenue sources?
A.   User charges generate much more revenue than do taxes.
B.   Revenues from taxation are much greater than revenues from user charges.
C.   Each generates about the same amount of government revenue.
D.   We don't know because the government does not publish revenue figures broken down.

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