Assume the Price of Product Y (The Quantity of Which

question 152

Multiple Choice

Assume the price of product Y (the quantity of which is plotted on the vertical axis) is initially $15 and the price of X (the quantity of which is plotted on the horizontal axis) is initially $3. Assume money income is initially $60. If the prices of Y and X now increase to $30 and $6, respectively, and money income increases to $120, then the budget line will

• A)shift rightward and become steeper.
• B)shift rightward and become flatter.
• C)shift rightward, but its slope will not change.
• D)be unchanged.

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Definitions:

Yield-to-Maturity

The total anticipated return on a bond if held until it matures, accounting for its current market price, face value, interest payments, and time to maturity.

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which the next dollar of taxable income will be taxed.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; a calculation of a company's capital cost that weighs each category of capital proportionately.

Marginal Tax Rate

The marginal tax rate is the rate of tax applied to the next dollar of taxable income, indicating the percentage of tax an individual or corporation pays on an additional dollar of income.