Suppose the government levies a tax on sugar at the rate of $0.50 per pound. Then the government returns the tax revenues to a family in the form of a cash grant equivalent to the average tax paid per family. If the family's cash refund just equals the total amount of tax they paid on sugar which of the following statements would be true?

a. The family would consume less sugar and be better off.
b. The family would consume the same amount of sugar and be worse off.
c. The family would consume less sugar and be worse off.
d. The family would consume less sugar but their well-being would remain unchanged.

In allentown, pennsylvania, in the summer of 2014, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $3.68long dasha 22-cent increase from the year before. many consumers were upset by the increase. one was quoted in a local newspaper as saying, "it's crazy. the government should step in." source: sam kennedy, "valley feeling pain at the pump," (allentown, pa) morning call, june 21, 2014. suppose the government had stepped in and imposed a price ceiling equal to old price of $3.46 per gallon. a. using the line drawing tool, draw and label the price ceiling. carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object.

For the past six years, the price of slippery rock stock has been increasing at a rate of 8.21 percent a year. currently, the stock is priced at $43.40 a share and has a required return of 11.65 percent. what is the dividend yield? 3.20 percent 2.75 percent 3.69 percent

In 1975, mcdonald’s introduced its egg mcmuffin breakfast sandwich, which remains popular and profitable today. this longevity illustrates the idea of: