Consider the Following News Headline: "Finance Minister Announces That the Federal

question 49

Multiple Choice

Consider the following news headline: "Finance minister announces that the federal income-tax rate will rise by three percentage points." Assuming that aggregate output is demand-determined,what will be the effect of this action,all other things equal,on the AE function and equilibrium national income?

• A)The AE function will shift down parallel to itself,and equilibrium national income will fall.
• B)The AE function will rotate upward (become steeper),and equilibrium national income will rise.
• C)The AE function will rotate downward (become flatter),and national income will fall.
• D)The AE function will shift up parallel to itself,and equilibrium national income will rise.
• E)There will be no change in the AE function or in equilibrium national income.

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Definitions:

Price Taker

An individual or company that must accept prevailing prices in the market, having no influence over them.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, and very easy entry and exit, leading to firms being price takers.

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where a single firm can supply a product or service at a lower cost than two or more firms, due to economies of scale.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, output, or scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.