What is a Lorenz curve?
What will be an ideal response?
A Lorenz curve is a widely used graph of the distribution of income, with cumulative percentage of families plotted along the horizontal axis and cumulative percentage of income plotted along the vertical axis.
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Joe's monthly income increases from $1,000 to $2,000. As a result, he decreases the number of his fast food meals from 20 to 5 per month. To Joe, are fast-food meals a normal or an inferior good? What kind of elasticity can tell the answer? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
Mr. Smith earns $100,000 per year. Each year he spends $50,000 and saves $50,000. He pays a 5 percent sales tax on all of his spending. Assuming the sales tax is the only tax he pays, his average tax rate out of his income is
A) 0 percent. B) 2.5 percent. C) 3.5 percent. D) 5.0 percent.