Excise taxes are such taxes that are most often levied upon cigarettes, alcohol, gasoline etc . These are often considered unnecessary goods and services . To raise taxes on them is to raise their price and to reduce the amount they are used . So if the government wants to lower the price of gasoline to the consumer , one way is to reduce the excise tax .
All 3 other options increase the price of gasoline . Answer : D. to reduce the gasoline excise tax
should the government wish to lower the price of gasoline to the consumer, one approach might...
One of the candidates for president this fall suggests that the answer to the oil crisis is simply a tax on the producers of gasoline. All economists agree that excise taxes on producers shift the supply curve to the left. The proposal will A. raise the price of gasoline to consumers B. lower the price of gasoline to consumers C. have no impact on the price of gasoline but get the rich D. have no impact on the price of...
2)The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Fairfax County should be about $2.15. This statement is an example of: (a)A normative statement (b)A positive statement (c)A statement of the fallacy of composition (d)A deductive statement (3)Which of the following statements is false? The post hoc fallacy is: (a)A flawed statement (b)The confusion of the whole and the parts of the whole (c)A very common analytical error (d)All of the above (4)Which of the following statements about the a priori...
5) The Great Recession beginning in 2007 was caused by a) The Federal Government reducing spending. b) The rapid increase and subsequent decline in housing prices. c) Foreign countries reducing their demand for American Goods. d) Baby Boomers retiring from the economy. 6) Suppose that the economy is experiencing a recessionary gap. If you believe in "small government", then the most appropriate policy would be to a) Raise income taxes. b) Lower income taxes. c) Raise government spending. d) Lower...
factors that shift the AD Curve include A) government purchases B) autonomous investment C) taxes D) all of the above E) none of the above 33. If government cuts taxes A) after tax income should increase shifting AD to the left to a lower cu B) after tax income should increase shifting AD to the right to a higher eq output C) after tax income and the equilibrium level of output remain unchanged D) after tax income remains unchanged but...
Multiple Choice: 1) Assume the MPC is 0.75 and lump sum taxes are collected by the government. What is the government tax multiplier? A)-1.33 B) - 25 C) - 75 D) -4 E) -3 , which the recessionary gap. 2) During a Recession, the MPC tends to a) Increase, increases b) Decrease, decreases c Decrease, increases d) Increase, decreases 3) Suppose that the MPC is.75 and the US Federal Government reduces taxes by 10 million dollars. After 3 rounds of...
IS. Which of the following best describes what happens when the price of oranges increases? a) There is a shift to the right in the demand curve for oranges b) There is a shift to the left of the demand curve for oranges c) There is a shift along the demand curve for oranges d) There is a no change in the demand curve for oranges 16. Which of the following best describes what happens when consumer income increases? a)...
2) During a Recession, the MPC tends to a) Increase, increases b) Decrease, decreases c) Decrease, increases d Increase, decreases which the recessionary gap 3) Suppose that the MPC is .75 and the U.S Federal Government reduces taxes by 10 million dollars. After 3 rounds of the multiplier process RGDP will change by a) 4.23 million b) 17.34 million c) 23.13 million dollars. d) 30 million 4) "George W. Bush's $152 billion tax rebate plan of 2008 was designed to...
IS-LM What combination of policies would best reduce inflation? a) Increase taxes, sell government bonds b) Decrease taxes, buy government bonds c) Decrease taxes, lower the reserve ratio d) Decrease government spending, lower the discount rate e) Increase government spending, raise the discount rate Use the IS-LM model. Your policy instruments are: Taxes, Government Spending, and the Money Supply. Describe a policy or set of policies that achieve the following objectives. Your answer should include a diagram to show how...
59. Market equilibrium A market equilibrium is a quantity-price pair in which: A. The government equates the selling and buying price of The price is such that the quantity demanded is equal to the The level of happiness among people is as high as possible. supplied quantity supp A price increase would cause people to want to buy 1 of the good. E. The supply curve and demand curve are equivalent. The Marginal Product of Labor (MPL) is equal to...
2) If the price of automobiles were to increase substantially, the demand curve for gasoline would most likely A) shift leftward. B) shift rightward. C) become flatter. D) become steeper. 3) If the price of automobiles were to decrease substantially, the demand curve for automobiles would most likely A) shift rightward. B) shift leftward. C) remain unchanged. D) become steeper. 4) Suppose a market were currently at equilibrium. A rightward shift of the demand curve would cause A) an increase...