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Chapter 6, Problem 14P
To determine

Consider figure 6-3, suppose that the government raises it sales tax rate from 4% to 6 %. Does the direction of the effect on the government’s tax revenues indicated by the figure’s dynamic tax analysis accord with the prediction that would have been forthcoming from static tax analysis? Explain briefly.

6-3 Consider the table below when answering the questions that follow. Show your works and explain briefly.

ChristinoJariusMeg
Income Taxes Paid Income Taxes Paid Income Taxes Paid
1000 200 1000 200 1000 200
2000 300 2000 400 2000 500
3000 400 3000 600 3000 800
  1. What is Christino’s marginal tax rate?
  2. What is Jarius’s marginal tax rate?
  3. What is Meg’s marginal tax rate?

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