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Chapter 5 Questions for homework 

1. How does capitalism answer the key economic questions?

A. What to produce: those goods that earn a profit as determined 
by dollar vote How many: level of demand and efficiency of supply 
as determined by society's attitude toward work

B. How to produce: competitively using innovation and technology

C. Who will receive production: those willing and able to pay based 
upon income, wealth, and government efforts to redistribute income 
D. Adapting to a changing environment: creative destruction allows
 
market forces to account for change


2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a market system? (see page 11)

II. Market system evaluated
    A. Advantages
       1. Resources allocated efficiently
       2. Economic freedoms abound (freedom of enterprise and economic B. Disadvantages 1. Too dependent upon competition  which is often eroded by monopoly power.    Waste and inefficiency result because of monopoly power exercised by business, unions, governments,  nd interest groups. ; 2. Inequitable distribution of income (economic survival of the fittest) 3. Market failure occurs a. Not all costs (pollution) and benefits (public health) are properly accounted for. b. Why? because measuring their cost and benefits in dollars is difficult and subjective. 4. Political process sometimes interferes with creative destruction.


Chapter 6 Questions for homework 

1. Is the federal government doing a good job accomplishing its economic functions?

Class discussion will center upon government failures and whether the government 
should regulate economic activity. Class discussion of government successes 
(winning the cold war, a successful social security system) may prove interesting.

2. Is the benefit received by citizens from government economic activity linear 
in relation to income? That is, does a person earning $100,000 annually receive 
approximately twice the benefit received by someone earning $50,000? If not, 
what does a graph of the relationship look like?

People tend to think the primary beneficiaries of government spending are the 
poor, but government activity is responsible for much the wealthy possess. 
President Eisenhower began building an elaborate highway system in the early 
1950's for reasons of national security. This activity changed our country 
dramatically and made many people wealthy. How much of Ted Turner's wealth 
is the result of government-sponsored space exploration? The answer may not 
be linear with a negative slope. It may be a traditional S-curve.

 



 

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Chapter 7 Questions for homework

1. What advantages and disadvantages does the corporate form of ownership have over 
the partnership form of ownership?
Legal Form Definition Ease of Formation Length of Life Raising Capital  Owner's Liability Taxes
Sole Proprietorship One Owner Easy Limited Difficult Unlimited, personal assets at risk Once as personal income
Partnership Two or More Owners Easy Shortest Easier Unlimited, personal assets at risk Once as personal  income
Corporation Company is a legal entity Somewhat Difficult Unlimited Easiest Limited to investment Twice as income & dividends

2. Calculate the average tax rate of a single person with gross income of $60,000 per year. 
   Assume the following deductions: personal exemption $2,800, property taxes $3,000,
   mortgage interest $8,400, miscellaneous $3,000.

Taxable income = $60,000 - (2$,800 + $3,000 + $8,400 + +$3,000) = $60,000 - $17,200 = $42,800

Analyzing 2000 Tax Rates for a Single Filer

Taxable Income Marginal Rate Bracket Taxes Paid Average Rate
0 to 26,250 15 .15(26,250)  = 3,937.50 3937.50/26,250 = .150
26,251 to 42800 28 .28(42800-26251) = 4633.72 (3,937.50 + 4633.72)/ = .2003


3. Compare tax philosophies

   A. Ability to pay
      1. Those with the ability (income or wealth), pay more.
      2. Examples
         a. Income tax
         b. Sales tax
         c. Estate taxes
  B. Benefit received (User taxes)
     1. Those who derive a benefit from some government action pay for said activity.
     2. Examples
        a. Gasoline taxes are used to improve roads.
        b. Social security taxes are used to provide retirement and other benefits 
           for participants.

4. Compare different types of tax rates.
   A.   Progressive
      1. Tax rate increases as income increases
      2. Tax rate decreases as income decreases
      3. Those earning higher income pay a higher average tax rate.
      4. Example: Federal Income Tax                
         Note:
Moving into a higher tax bracket does not result in 
         your paying a higher rate on lower bracket earnings.
  B. Proportional
     1. Tax rate as percentage stays the same.
     2. Examples: Social Security taxes are proportional up to the maximum income level of about
        $76,200 because both employer and employee pay a constant rate of about 8%, but then the 
        tax is regressive as the rate drops to zero
  C. Regressive 
     1. Amount paid divided by income drops as income increases.
     2. Happens one of two ways
        a. Rate drops as income increases (FICA after about $76,200 in 2000) 
        b. Amount of tax is constant so at higher incomes, the effective tax rate is lower 
          (excise taxes on cigarettes, liquor, etc.)

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