-Using the Data in the Above Table

question 8

Multiple Choice

-Using the data in the above table

• A) the variables quantity and price are positively related.
• B) the variables quantity and price are negatively related.
• C) the variables quantity and price are neither positively nor negatively related.
• D) an increase in price is likely to cause an increase in quantity.

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Definitions:

Regressive Taxes

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Tax Credits

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