Sales Revenue of Firm X Was $10 Million in 2007

question 31

Short Answer

Sales revenue of firm X was $10 million in 2007. In 2010, the same firm reported higher sales revenue of $15 million. The producer price indices for 2007 and 2010 were 130 and 135.
A) Compute the nominal increase in sales revenue between 2007 and 2010.
B) Compute the real increase in sales revenue between 2007 and 2010.

• A) Compute the nominal increase in sales revenue between 2007 and 2010.
• B) Compute the real increase in sales revenue between 2007 and 2010.

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The rate at which the last dollar of a taxpayer's income is taxed, indicating the percentage of tax applied to their highest dollar of income.

Marginal Tax Rate

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