The Average Tax Rate Is Equal To

question 134

Multiple Choice

The average tax rate is equal to:

• A) total sales taxes divided by total expenditures
• B) total expenditures divided by total income
• C) total taxes paid divided by total income
• D) total income divided by total taxes

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Definitions:

Total Product

The overall quantity of output that a firm produces, typically over a specific period, given a certain level of input.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by using one more unit of a particular input, assuming all other inputs remain constant.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs that arise from using resources that a company already owns for production, instead of earning revenue from these resources elsewhere.

Explicit Costs

Explicit costs refer to direct payments made to others in the course of running a business, such as wages, rent, and materials.