BUOYANCY AND ELASTICITY: DETERMINANTS OF LOCAL TAX SYSTEM ’S PERFORMANCE By: Julhusin B. Jalisan Civil servants and priests‚ soldiers and ballet-dancers‚ schoolmasters and police constables‚ Greek museums and Gothic steeples‚ civil list and services listthe common seed within which all these fabulous beings slumber in embryo is taxation. Karl Marx Every citizen‚ whether young or old‚ wealthy or poor‚ property owners or property-less‚ pays taxes to help finance governmental functions
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year‚ and the other was for $85‚000. However‚ she turned both jobs down to continue a painting career. If Jaynet sells 35 paintings per year at a price of $6‚000 each: a. What are her accounting profits? $ b. What are her economic profits? $ Explanation: a. Her accounting profits are $190‚000. These are computed as the difference between revenues ($210‚000) and explicit costs ($20‚000). b. By working as a painter‚ Jaynet gives up the $105‚000 she could have earned under her next
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CHAPTER 2A DEMAND ANALYSIS 1. Introduction: • Demand for goods and services constitutes one side of the product market ; supply of goods and services forms the other. • If there is no demand for a good‚ there is no need to produce that good. • If the demand for a good exceeds its supply‚ there may be need to expand production. • Production generally takes time and so one has to know the likely demand for a relevant product at a future data to
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The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites are: Bacteria are single celled organisms that can rapidly multiple themselves every 10 minutes up to 10 times each bacterial cell‚ but they do not live or reproduce in a human cell. When threatened they will make a copy of their DNA to enable them to come back to life in the right conditions. They are able to survive in most extreme living conditions including with and without oxygen‚ there are various types of bacteria such as Cocci/Coccus
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Differences between colonies: Religious: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth were "Puritans" vs. Anglicans at Jamestown. Plus‚ Plymouth was founded for religious reasons while Jamestown was founded for economic reasons. Don’t get me wrong--religion was critical for both groups but the Puritans left England because they were religious outcasts while the settlers at Jamestown were there for economic benefit and had investors. Labor: Jamestown was initially settled under martial law and the military
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Kirat Hundle 1. What is the difference between an element and a compound? An element is an isotope made of the number of neutrons it has. A compound is a substance made of two or more different elements (a mixture). 2. What is the periodic table? A periodic table is where the chemical elements are organized based on their atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus)‚ electron arrangement‚ and chemical properties. 3. Give two examples of each of the four major mineral groups (silicates‚ carbonates
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A) B) C) D) ELASTICITY Price Elasticity of Demand Topic: The Price Elasticity of Demand Skill: Conceptual Topic: Calculating Elasticity Skill: Conceptual 1) The slope of a demand curve depends on A) the units used to measure price and the units used to measure quantity. B) the units used to measure price but not the units used to measure quantity. C) the units used to measure quantity but not the units used to measure price. D) neither the units used to measure price nor the units used
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There are differences between microeconomics and macroeconomics‚ although‚ at times‚ it may be hard to separate the functions of the two. Microeconomics and macroeconomics are the two major categories within the field of economics. Microeconomics is the branch of economy‚ especially such topics as markets‚ prices‚ industries‚ demand‚ and supply. Microeconomic concentrates on the difficulties of the markets for services and goods‚ and how the price affects the growth of the markets (Microeconomics
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LAW OF DEMAND‚ IT ’ S . EXCEPTIONS AND ELASTICITY . OF DEMAND SUBMITTED TO :- Prof. S. RAMU TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MEANING OF DEMAND LAW OF DEMAND DEFINITIONS ASSUMPTIONS OF THE LAW DEMAND SEHEDULE DEMAND CURVE REASONS FOR THE LAW OF DEMAND OR THE SLOPING DOWNWARDS OF THE DEMAND CURVE EXCEPTIONS TO OR LIMITATIONS OF THE LAW OF DEMAND ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
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Differentiate between capitalism and socialism and indicate which of the two socio-economic systems is more appropriate for sustained growth and development INTRODUCTION 1. This essay shall bring out the difference between capitalism and socialism. In so doing‚ first‚ the terminologies used shall be defined and some quotes noted by early writers. The full differences between the two socio-economic systems will be discussed after which a more appropriate system will be selected and thereafter
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