Using the Fiscal Year 2013 Estimates, the Largest Component of State

question 72

Multiple Choice

Using the fiscal year 2013 estimates, the largest component of state and local revenue is the

• A) individual income tax.
• B) corporate income tax.
• C) revenue from the federal government.
• D) sales, excise, and gross receipts taxes.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that remain constant for a given period of time regardless of the level of outputs or activity.

Step-Fixed Costs

Costs that remain constant for a certain level of activity but jump to a higher level when activity increases beyond that threshold.

Production Line

A production line is an arrangement of machines and workers in a factory where a succession of operations is performed on a product to complete its manufacture.

Labour Time

The amount of time that workers spend in the production of goods or services.