A Decrease in Consumer Confidence Can Put Your Job at Risk

question 204

Multiple Choice

A decrease in consumer confidence can put your job at risk if

• A)aggregate expenditures fall.
• B)consumers expect their incomes to rise in the future.
• C)aggregate expenditures rise.
• D)consumers expect firms to increase investment in the future.

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Definitions:

Proportional Tax

A tax system where the tax rate remains constant regardless of the amount subject to tax, also known as a flat tax.

Taxable Income

The portion of income that is subject to taxation after all deductions, exemptions, and adjustments have been applied.

Form 1040EZ

A simplified federal income tax form for individual taxpayers with no dependents, essentially not in use after the 2018 tax year, replaced by the revised Form 1040.

Taxable Income

The segment of a person's or business's earnings that is assessed to calculate the amount of taxes due to the government.