Kelsey and Austin File a Joint Return

question 55

True/False

Kelsey and Austin file a joint return. Kelsey works and receives income during the year but Austin does not. If the couple files a joint tax return, Austin is responsible for paying any taxes due if Kelsey is unable to pay the taxes.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of the next best alternative forgone as a result of making a decision.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that results from employing one more unit of a factor of production.

Income Effect

How an individual's or economic income shift influences the demand for goods or services.