Public Aid Is Given the Water Carriers in the Form

question 7

Multiple Choice

Public aid is given the water carriers in the form of waterway construction,development and maintenance.How do the water carriers repay the government for the aid received?

• A) by agreeing to haul government traffic free of charge
• B) by paying a 25 percent surcharge on their income taxes
• C) by paying user charges in the form of lock fees and fuel taxes
• D) no repayment is made, all the aid offered is free of charge since both commercial carriers and private citizens use the waterways for business and pleasure

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Independent Variable

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Dependent Variable

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Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated to determine its effect on a dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable(s).