Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Maximum and minimum prices

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

In a simple income tax system, income below $10 000 is untaxed. For income above $10 000, a tax rate of 30% is charged on all extra income. Which statement is correct for people who earn more than $10 000?

  • Aaverage rate of tax: increases as incomes increase; marginal rate of tax: increases as incomes increase
  • Baverage rate of tax: increases as incomes increase; marginal rate of tax: remains constant as incomes increase
  • Caverage rate of tax: remains constant as incomes increase; marginal rate of tax: increases as incomes increase
  • Daverage rate of tax: remains constant as incomes increase; marginal rate of tax: remains constant as incomes increase

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