Use the Following to Answer Question

question 17

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question :
Figure: Y = f(X)
-(Figure: Y = f(X) Look at the figure Y = f(X) . The slope of the relation between x and y:

• A)is positive and constant.
• B)is negative and getting steeper.
• C)is positive and getting steeper.
• D)is positive and getting flatter.

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Definitions:

Tax

The amount of money a person must pay to the government to benefit from government services.

Marriage Penalty

A situation in the tax code where married couples end up paying more combined tax than they would as two single individuals.

Taxable Income

The amount of an individual's or corporation's income used to determine how much tax is owed to the government.

File Jointly

The process by which a married couple combines their income and deductions to file a single tax return.