The Average Tax Rate

question 35

Multiple Choice

The average tax rate

• A) can be calculated by summing all the marginal tax rates up to the level of income for which the average is being calculated.
• B) is the marginal tax rate divided by the total tax.
• C) is the percentage of income paid as taxes.
• D) equals income divided by amount of taxes paid.
• E) equals the marginal tax rate multiplied by total taxable income.

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