Table 31 -The Following Table Shows Tax Payments Made for Various Incomes

question 143

Multiple Choice

Table 3.1
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r| } \hline \text { Taxable income } & \$ 1,000 & \$ 2,000 & \$ 4,000 & \$ 8,000 \\\hline \text { Tax payments } & \$ 10 & \$ 30 & \$ 90 & \$ 270 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-The following table shows tax payments made for various incomes.According to the information in the table below,the tax system is:

• A)progressive at all levels of income.
• B)progressive for income levels between $1,000 and $2,000, but it becomes regressive above $2,000.
• C)regressive at all levels of income.
• D)regressive for income levels between $1,000 and $2,000, but it becomes progressive above $2,000.
• E)proportional at all levels of income.

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