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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