When Consumers Receive Tax Rebates and Use Them to Pay

question 134

Multiple Choice

When consumers receive tax rebates and use them to pay down debt rather than to increase spending:

• A) the resulting fiscal stimulus will be much larger than the initial tax rebate.
• B) the resulting fiscal stimulus will be much smaller than the initial tax rebate.
• C) the resulting fiscal stimulus will be the same size as the initial tax rebate.
• D) it is impossible to say whether the resulting fiscal stimulus will be larger or smaller.

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Activity-Based Costing

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