Suppose You Are Making $50,000 Per Year and Paying $5,000

question 38

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are making $50,000 per year and paying $5,000 per year in income taxes. You get a $10,000 per year raise and your income taxes are now $6,500 per year. Based on this information, the income tax system is

• A) proportional.
• B) progressive.
• C) regressive.
• D) bracketed.

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Definitions:

Ureters

Tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder, part of the urinary tract system.

Urethra

The tube that conducts urine from the bladder to the outside of the body in both males and females.

Glomerular Capsule

A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A portion of the kidney nephron responsible for reabsorbing water, sodium, and other substances from the filtrate.