Which of the following would be an example of how pure luck contributes to income inequality?

A. Approval to receive unemployment benefits

B. Receipt of a government grant for housing

C. Selection as winner of a state lottery

D. Admission to a state university

C. Selection as winner of a state lottery

Economics

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The amount of a tax paid by the sellers will be larger the more ________ the demand and the more ________ the supply

A) elastic; inelastic B) inelastic; elastic C) inelastic; inelastic D) elastic; elastic

Economics

When the government levies a tax where everyone is taxed the same fixed percentage of their incomes, this tax is known as a(n):

a. regressive tax. b. progressive tax. c. proportional tax. d. excise tax. e. luxury tax.

Economics