Table 12-13 The Table Below Provides Information on the 4 Households That

question 285

Multiple Choice

Table 12-13
The table below provides information on the 4 households that make up a small economy and how much they would pay in taxes under 3 types of taxes.
-Refer to Table 12-13. In this economy Tax C exhibits

• A)horizontal and vertical equity.
• B)horizontal equity but not vertical equity.
• C)vertical equity but not horizontal equity.
• D)neither horizontal nor vertical equity.

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Definitions:

Public Good

Nonexclusive and nonrival good; the marginal cost of provision to an additional consumer is zero and people cannot be excluded from consuming it.

Common Property Resource

A type of good consisting of natural or human-made resources where users have shared rights, often leading to problems of overuse or depletion.

Quota

A government-imposed trade restriction that limits the number, or monetary value, of goods that can be imported or exported during a specific time period.

Public Good

A product or service that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning its use by one individual does not reduce availability to others, and people cannot be effectively excluded from using the good.