If We Want to Gauge the Sacrifice Made by a Taxpayer

question 187

Multiple Choice

If we want to gauge the sacrifice made by a taxpayer, we should use the

• A)average tax rate.
• B)marginal tax rate.
• C)lump-sum tax rate.
• D)sales tax rate.

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Confidence Interval

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