A Payroll Tax Is a

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Multiple Choice

A payroll tax is a

• A)fixed number of dollars that every firm must pay to the government for each worker that the firm hires.
• B)tax that each firm must pay to the government before the firm can hire workers and operate its business.
• C)tax on the wages that firms pay their workers.
• D)tax on all wages above the minimum wage.

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