The Following Data Represent a Personal Income Tax Schedule Refer to the Table

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Multiple Choice

The following data represent a personal income tax schedule.Answer the question on the basis of this information. $$\begin{array} { c c } \text { Taxable Income } & \text { Total Tax } \\\hline\$ 0 & \$ 0 \\2,000 & 200 \\4,000 & 600 \\6,000 & 1,200 \\8,000 & 2,000 \\10,000 & 3,000\end{array}$$ Refer to the table.This tax is such that the after-tax distribution of income will be:

• A) more equal than the before-tax distribution.
• B) less equal than the before-tax distribution.
• C) distributed in precisely the same way as the before-tax distribution.
• D) less than the before-tax distribution by the same percentage at each income level.

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