Other Things Being Equal, Stores That Offer More Services Charge

question 44

True/False

Other things being equal, stores that offer more services charge smaller markups to cover their costs.

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which an additional dollar of income is taxed, showing the percentage of tax applied to your next dollar of taxable income.

Average Tax Rate

Total tax paid divided by total taxable income or some other base (such as total income) against which to compare the amount of tax paid. Expressed as a percentage.

Progressive Tax

At the individual level, a tax whose average tax rate increases as the taxpayer’s income increases. At the national level, a tax for which the average tax rate (= tax revenue/GDP) rises with GDP.

Exhaustive Governmental Outlay

Total government spending on goods and services that are directly consumed or invested, excluding transfer payments such as subsidies or social security benefits.