If a Family Earned an Additional $6,000 And, as a Consequence

question 74

Multiple Choice

If a family earned an additional $6,000 and, as a consequence, sustained a reduction of $3,600 in government benefits, the implicit marginal tax rate for this family would be

• A) zero.
• B) 45 percent.
• C) 60 percent.
• D) 75 percent.

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Definitions:

Sequential Games

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First-mover Advantages

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Repeated Games

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Payoffs

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