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Miss Yellow River
Dear Sir/Madam,

Why rich people pay more tax? When this begin. Since in Asia many countries are not like that? The rich people always say this is not fair to them? What is the theory and basic purpose of this? Why pay probate tax?

Cordially Regards,

Miss Yellow River.

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Mr mugume ignatius
As a managerial economist what is the most important advice you will give the manager of a business firm?

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dewsbry
Why do governments collect taxes and not just 'print' the money they want from a central bank?

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Mr THOMAS NARTEY
Since, most of the countries who have introduced the Value Added Tax system, to replace the dreaded sales tax have all met with stiff opposition from the other side of parliament as well as the populace at large (all due to ignorance). Is there no neutral, independent Economic institution eg the CPA, to get the two presidential aspirants (who are all preaching for change) to get them to make a commitment to support a change in this direction and also to reduce the complexity of your 66000 page, internal revenue law by codifying it for simplicity sake ?

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Mr THOMAS NARTEY
Thank you for the answers to my Vat for AMERICA Inquiry,

However, is it not possible to reduce the regressivity nature of the VAT by exemptions/ Zerorating supplies that may affect the vulnerable ones in the society ?

With respect to the accounting for the VAT, does the USA not have more CPA"S than all the countries in the EU. put together ?

Thirdly with respect to the political will, Is it not true that all the Two main contestants for president ,are calling for change, and that, the time for real change to reduce the complexity in the American Tax system talked about recently by Senator Fred Thompson is now due ?

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Mr THOMAS NARTEY
Why is it that despite the disadvantages which the sales tax regime has over the Value added system, America is still using the sales tax as an indirect tax system?

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Mr Rupert Symss
A Question in FINANCE

What is the between FINANCIAL INTEREST and ECONOMIC INTEREST?

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Miss Yvonne Dishmon
You take $100 you had kept under your pillow and deposit in your bank account suppose that this $100 stays in the banking system as reserves and banks hold reserves equal to 10 percent deposits. By how much does the total amount of deposits in the banking system increase as a result of your deposit? By how much does the money supply increase as a result of your deposit?

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ecnomics
It is sometimes argued that, because housing is fixed in supply. Price controls on apartment rentals will do no damage to the housing market. Assume (contrary to fact) that housing is completely inelastic in supply. What would happen if a rent control board of Islamabad or Karachi decides that rents should be 20% below the market prices? Compare the effects on renters and landlords or rent control and taxes on the incomes from rental properties.

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Mr Ilias Spiromitros
What is inflation?

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Miss Archana Srivastava
Can you explain the meaning of capital output ratio and output capital ratio?

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Cyber Man UK
Why do we have inflation and what causes it?

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Mrs sherry cross
Crowding out, where businesses and households are forced out of the market for borrowed funds by federal government borrowing, occurs because businesses and households are sensitive to interest rate changes while the federal government is not. Why is federal borrowing not sensitive to the interest rate? what would be the effect on federal programs if it were sensitive to the interest rate?

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Mr david moloney
What is a location quotient?

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Miss Donna Nichols
Can you describe how a company gathers information and why they decide to put a new product in the market?

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Mrs shaifali sethi
I need the email ID of a financial advisor to discuss my financial condition and to seek their advise?

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Mr abhishek singh UK
Based on the following table for households' demand for bacon,

income bacon consumed

($ 000s) (kgs/month)

4 2.0

6 3.0

8 3.5

10 4.0

12 4.3

14 4.4

16 4.5

a) construct a scatter diagram showing bacon consumption on the vertical axis and income on the horizontal.

b) does your diagram show a positive or negative relationship?

c)does this suggest that bacon is a normal or an inferior good?

d) what might your diagram look like for an inferior good?

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Mr abhishek singh UK
Which of the following statements is not valid?

a utility-maximising consumer chooses to consume at a point where her budget line and an indifference curve are tangent because:

a. this is the highest indifference curve that can be attained

b. at any point to the left of the budget line some income would be unused

c. all bundles of goods to the right of the budget line are unaffordable.

d. this point represents the most favourable relatives prices.

e. at any other point on the budget line she will gain less utility.

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Mr abhishek singh UK
Ashley, a student living at home, has a weekly budget of $60, which she spends on two goods: food and entertainment. draw Ashley's budget line for each of the foil-lowing situations. Using the vertical axis food and the horizontal for entertainment.

a) the price of food is $1.50 per unit, that of entertainment if $1.50.

b) 0 the price of the food is $1.50 per unit, that of entertainment if $2.00.

c) the price of food is $2.00 per unit, that of entertainment if $1.50.

d) the price of food is $1.00per unit, that of entertainment if $1.00.

e) the price of food is $1.50 per unit, that of entertainment if $1.50,but her allowance is increased to $75 per week.

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jen jen
What is considered to be the "poorest" county in the state of north Carolina?

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Mr kelvin ferreira
How important is tourism as an economic activity?

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Dr Elizabeth MArcotte
What is the hamburger index and how can I apply it to non food related items?

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Mr georgevc vallikappil
What is the significance of economics?

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Mally
Using Purchasing Power Parity, please rank GDP of the top 10 countries. It would be nice if the actual PPP GDP and the actual GDP at current exchange rates is also mentioned.

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Mr Dennis Ho
1)Australian export of commodities has gone up by 14%.

2)International monetary fund has warned Australia that commodity price would decline.

==>What are the implications of there two articles?

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Miss helix Vo
Obtain information on term-deposit interest rates offered by banks in New Zealand, recommend one or more yield curves basing on monetary theory .

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Mrs Christina  Gambino
Why might someone who is trying to decide whether to see a movie be more likely to focus on the $9.00 ticket price than the $20.00 she would fail to earn by not babysitting?

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Miss helix Vo
Other than monetary policy what are the influences on the rate of growth of the money supply?

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Miss helix Vo
Why does the Reserve Bank of New Zealand use more than one definition of the money supply for its published monetary data?

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Mrs Dave Darshana
When you purchase your lunch, are you solving an economic problem?

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Mrs Dave Darshana
Why does the solution to an economic problem involve an opportunity cost? Illustrate with an example.

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Miss Bhaktee kamerkar
Information about the current GDP (Gross Domestic Product), Macro Economic factors, Inflation Rate, interest rate, economy of Hong Kong and comparison with the Indian economy.

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Nirvaan
What is Offset Credit/Cooperation?

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Ms me4lisha  cotton
Who is the president at the age of 19 that became the youngest pilot in the navy?

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Mr A Chandra
Is income tax illegal?

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Miss Christy Henderson
In what ways has the family been a central concern in the development of social welfare?

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Mr Bob Smartley
How does the federal reserve work?

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Mr Mr. Schnibitz
I have read about and experienced many a situation of having to deal with computer manufacturer's tech support. It is usually very difficult to understand them, and they always take you through troubleshooting steps that are ultimately useless. Are there any computer manufacturers that haven't outsourced their tech support yet, and don't plan to?

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Mr XYZ ABC
What is BPO?

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ths
The US national debt is currently around 8 trillion. Much of this is debt is held by foreign countries such as China and Japan. What would happen to the US economy or currency if all the foreign countries were to suddenly ask for their money back?

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ths
What would happen to the US economy if OPEC switches it's trade from dollars to euros?

And what would be the US's most likely reactions in their policies?

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Mr Justin Goerke
What will change with America's federal reserve now that Dr. Ben Bernanke has replaced Alan Greenspan?

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ths
How could the US currency collapse overnight, either realistically or unrealistically? Excluding terrorism or natural disasters. Also, would a stock market crash cause the dollar to collapse? If so, what scenario is needed for the US stock market to crash overnight like in 1929?

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Mr John James
I am writing a football fantasy league game for the web. It is based on the salary cap model whereby each player has a starting value based on his perceived worth.

Each day during the competition a player's value is recalculated based on his demand amongst the competition's participants. What is the formula to work out his new value?

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Mr isaac olajide
What is the simplest definition of economics?

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Mr Nick Goud
What is an appropriate wage for being a registered nurse in the United States?

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Mr Muthuswamy Shanmugasundaram
What is meant by GDP?

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Mrs robyn buckley
Is the national debt a burden?

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Mrs kathy richards

How might the changes brought about by the influence of interest groups affect the public?

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Prof Fun House
How can employees make a business succesful?

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