The FBI Is Trying to Locate a Suspected Terrorist

question 10

Multiple Choice

The FBI is trying to locate a suspected terrorist.Law enforcement authorities believe that this terrorist currently holds a job and,therefore,has had payroll taxes withheld from his paycheck.Also,this suspected terrorist would have received a W-2 payroll statement form from his employer that references his last-known address.The FBI has asked the IRS to cooperate by disclosing the name of the employer and the last known address of this suspected terrorist.Can the IRS disclose this information?

• A) No, due to the duty of confidentiality
• B) No, due to the federal taxpayer privilege
• C) Yes, because the law permits it
• D) Yes, because an employer does not have any privacy duties to its employees regarding qualitative tax information

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the quantity of output, representing the cost per unit including all expenses.

Average Variable Cost

The unit variable cost, determined by dividing the total variable expenses by the amount of output generated.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the cost of producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs divided by the quantity of output, measuring the per-unit variable cost of production.