Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Data

question 83

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following data: $\begin{array}{cc}\underline{\text { After-Tax Income} } &\underline{ \text { Consumption }} \\\$ 1,000 & \$ 900 \\2,000 & 1,800 \\3,000 & 2,700 \\4,000 & 3,600 \\5,000 & 4,500\end{array}$ The data suggest that:

• A) consumption varies inversely with after-tax income.
• B) consumption varies directly with after-tax income.
• C) consumption and after-tax income are unrelated.
• D) a tax increase will increase consumption.

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Definitions:

Corporate Combinations

Mergers or acquisitions between companies to consolidate assets, operations, or management.

Merger

A contractual and statutory process in which one corporation (the surviving corporation) acquires all of the assets and liabilities of another corporation.

Appraisal Rights

The rights of shareholders to demand the payment of a fair valuation of their shares in the event of certain corporate actions, like mergers or consolidations, that they find unsatisfactory.

Short-Form Mergers

A streamlined merger process available when a parent company merges with a subsidiary of which it owns a significant majority.