When the top marginal tax rates were lowered substantially during the 1980s, the inflation-adjusted income tax revenue collected from the top 1 percent of all income earners

a. declined sharply.
b. remained approximately constant.
c. increased substantially.
d. did none of the above.

C

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If the consumer price index in 2007 is 25 times that of 1860, and a slave cost $2,000 in 1860, how much is that in terms of 2007 dollars?

a. $12,500 b. $25,000 c. $50,000 d. $75,000 e. $750,000

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Refer to the table below. If Sweet Grams is a perfectly competitive firm and the market price $1.00 per unit, what is the profit-maximizing quantity for Sweet Grams to produce at Plant 1?


Sweet Grams makes graham cracker snack packages. Sweet Grams is a multi-plant firm with two production facilities. The above table summarizes the total marginal cost of production at various output levels in the separate plants. Assume Sweet Grams is a perfectly competitive firm.

A) 24,500
B) 27,000
C) 32,000
D) 22,500

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