Drought 10. In 1999 what did Angola’s rulers spend $900 million dollars on a. Weapons* pg 66 b. Food c. Cars d. Space program 11. What was Napster sued for a. Copyright infringement b. Facilitating piracy* pg 66 c. Selling credit card information d. Tax evasion 12. Jerry Jordan was the former president of what a. The United States b. Microsoft c. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland* pg 70 d. The senate 13. Short Answer 1. Create an example of an externality? 2. What are the rules for a functional market
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Competitive Strategies and Government Policies Paper on Wal-Mart ECO/365 University of Phoenix Week 5‚ Learning Team Assignment March 18‚ 2013 Management has recognized the effect of changes in the real-world competitive environment and government policies on other industries and anticipates similar events occurring in their industry‚ so they ask you for a report considering the following points. Write 1‚400 – 1‚750-word paper of no more than in which you describe how each of the following
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2. Why is there little tax evasion in Singapore or any other country of your choice? Is it because Singaporeans fear state punishment or because they are satisfied with the performance of the state? Or is there any other explanation? Which explanation(s) do you find most persuasive? Why? Tax evasion‚ the illegal negligence in taxpaying and misrepresentation of tax returns to reduce one’s tax liabilities‚ is at a low level in Singapore. With Singapore’s strong tax enforcement‚ Singaporeans fear
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buildings provide. Building owners do not get the full benefit of restoration and‚ therefore‚ tend to discard older buildings too quickly. Many local governments respond to this problem by regulating the destruction of historic buildings and by providing tax breaks to
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A taxpayer’s average tax rate is determined by dividing the total tax paid by the total income of the taxpayer. A) True B) False Beginning in 2011‚ all paid tax return preparers must sign up with the IRS‚ pay a fee‚ and obtain a preparer tax identification number. A) True B) False 22. Taxpayers who are unable to pay their taxes may enter into a payment plan with the IRS if the amount they owe is within certain limits. A) True B) False 23. At which of the following IRS
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Should a business be held socially responsible? The demand for how businesses do their operations needs to change. As of right now‚ the business model suggests that we pursue profit by any entrepreneurial means and cut costs at any expense. For the most part businesses over the latter half of the twentieth century have based their idea of how to run a company off of Milton Friedman’s theories and classical neo-liberal economic thinking. I am suggesting however‚ that we take a different route for
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The Importance of Externalities Our federal‚ state‚ and local governments are challenged each day with producing specific incentives that help boost growth in our economy‚ help protect our environment‚ and the safety of our well being. These challenges can often be achieved by the government stepping in and dealing with externalities. Externalities are effects on those not involved in the market but have can have a significant impact on everyone. “When an externality –
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gff Assignment 2 Name: Qi Zeng Negative externalities to third parties outside the original two parties Port expansion has been seen as the origin of negative externalities affecting local residents well being and contributing to the poor public image of ports. Port pollution is the quintessential negative externality on this situation‚ you can see a lot of oil on the sea near the port‚ since the costs of pollution are felt by everyone and not just those who are producing and
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A carbon tax is a tax imposed on the carbon content of fuels. It is a form of carbon pricing. Carbon taxes are a possible cost-effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. From an economic outlook‚ carbon taxes are a type of Pigovian tax.They help to address the problem of emitters of greenhouse gases not face the full social costs of their actions. Carbon taxes can be a degenerating tax‚ in that it may directly or indirectly affect low-income groups disproportionately. The regressive impact
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