Currently the Government of Ricardia Has Outlays Equal to $100

question 22

Multiple Choice

Currently the government of Ricardia has outlays equal to $100 billion, and a tax scheme that is related positively to real GDP by the following equation: Taxes = $25 billion + 0.1(real GDP) . What are autonomous taxes in Ricardia?

• A)It depends on the level of real GDP.
• B)0.1
• C)$2.5 billion
• D)$250 billion
• E)$25 billion

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