If the MPC Is 0

question 172

Multiple Choice

If the MPC is 0.8, the tax multiplier is

• A) -8.
• B) -5.
• C) -4.
• D) -1.2.

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Definitions:

Sales Tax

A mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund various public expenditures. In this context, it specifically refers to a tax on sales of goods and services.

Ordinary Repairs

Expenditures to maintain an asset in its normal operating condition without significantly extending its useful life or altering its capacity.

Double-declining-balance Method

An accelerated method of depreciation that counts as an expense twice the straight-line depreciation rate for the declining book value of the asset each year.

Straight-line Method

A method of depreciation that distributes a consistent depreciation expense for an asset throughout its lifetime.