With a Negative Income Tax Providing a Minimum of $20,000

question 87

Multiple Choice

With a negative income tax providing a minimum of $20,000 and a tax rate of 25 percent, what amount of supplement would the government pay to a household earning $10,000?

• A)$5,000
• B)$10,000
• C)$17,500
• D)$20,000

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Rod-shaped portions of DNA that are organized in 23 pairs.

Gametes

Reproductive cells (sperm and oocytes) that contain half the genetic material of an organism, which unite during fertilization to form a new organism.

Zygote

The new cell formed by the process of fertilization.

Fertilization

The process by which a sperm and an ovum—the male and female gametes, respectively—join to form a single new cell.