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Chapter 6: Q 6.1 (page 124)
Distinguish between average tax rates and marginal tax rates.
Average tax rates are the total taxes due per unit of taxable income.
Marginal tax rates are changes in taxes due per unit of change in taxable income.
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public schools,astate government has just imposed
aunit excise tax equal to\(4for each monthly unit
of wireless phone services sold by each company
operating in the state.The following diagram
depicts the positions of the demand and supply
curves for wireless phone services before the unit
the excise tax was imposed. Use this diagram to deter
mine the position of the new market supply curve
now that the tax hike has gone into effect.
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cause the market price of wireless phone ser
vices to rise by\(4per month?Why or why not?
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tax is paid by consumers? What portion is paid
by providers of wireless phone services?
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