Which of the Following Is True

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A)A regressive tax rate structure imposes an increasing marginal tax rate as the tax base increases.
• B)Regressive tax structures are the most common tax rate structure.
• C)An example of a regressive tax is an excise tax.
• D)In terms of effective tax rates, a sales tax can be viewed as a regressive tax.
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Population Variances

The measure of how data points in an entire population are spread out.

Population Variances

Measures of the dispersion of a population data set, reflecting how much the members of the population differ from the population mean.

Ratio

A quantitative relationship between two numbers, indicating how many times one value is contained or can contain the other.

Sample Variances

A measure of the variance (spread or variability) within a sample data set.