Question

Congress would like to increase tax revenues by 10 percent. Assume that the average taxpayer in the United States earns $65,000 and pays an average tax rate of 15 percent. a. If the income effect is in effect for all taxpayers, what average tax rate will result in a 10 percent increase in tax revenues? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer: 16.5% is the average tax rate that will result in a 10 percent increase in tax revenues.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an example of static forecasting since no time parameter is involved.

Now,

Let initial revenue be "R" ,

"n" be no. of taxpayer

∴ R= 65000×0.15×n

R +0.1R= 65000×rate×n

Using the above two equation, we'll get ;

r = 16.5%