What Is the Average Tax Rate for a Firm with Taxable

question 52

Multiple Choice

What is the average tax rate for a firm with taxable income of $118,740 in 2017?  
$\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\text { Taxable Income }\\\begin{array}{lll}\$0&\text { - } &50,000 \\50,001 &\text { - } &75,000 \\75,001&\text { - } &100,000 \\100,001&\text { - } &335,000 \\\end{array}\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Tax Rate}\\15 \% \\25 \\34 \\39\end{array}\end{array}$

• A) 26.68 percent
• B) 34.87 percent
• C) 24.89 percent
• D) 36.67 percent
• E) 39.00 percent

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Differentiate between the types of legal protection for innovations and their roles in encouraging R&D.

Comprehend how market structures impact firms' incentives to engage in R&D and innovation.

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