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Dashboard / Courses / UNISA / 2023 / Semester 1 / ECS1601-23-S1 / Online assessments / Assessment 6
Started on Monday, 5 June 2023, 7:55 PM
State Finished
Completed on Monday, 5 June 2023, 8:26 PM
Time taken 31 mins 18 secs
Marks 17.00/20.00
Grade 85.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
An increase in the national income will…
a. shift the money demand curve to the left.
b. increase the demand for passive balances.
c. shift the demand curve for passive balances to the right.
d. shift the demand curve for active balances to the right.
Refer to section 14.6 and table 14-1. The demand for money is not a function for the interest rate level only, but also of the national income
level. When national income increases, people and firms will increase their money demand for a transactional purpose. As a result, the
demand for active money balances increases and shifts the curve to the right.
The correct answer is: shift the demand curve for active balances to the right.
Question 2
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Value-Added Tax (VAT) is an example of a/an … tax
a. ad valorem
b. direct
c. excise duty
d. specific
Ad valorem is tax, which the amount is based on the value of the transaction or property and the charge is levied as a percentage of the
value of the item imposed and not the item’s quantity. For example, VAT in South Africa is levied at 15% regardless of the quantity of the
item.
The correct answer is: ad valorem
, Question 3
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
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In the circular flow of income and spending, government…
Dashboard / Courses / UNISA / 2023 / Semester 1 / ECS1601-23-S1 / Online assessments / Assessment 6
a. injects government spending into the factor market and collects taxes from the goods market.
b. withdraws taxes from firms and households.
c. provides public goods and services to the factor market and receives labour from the goods market.
d. withdraws government spending by providing it to firms and withdraws taxes from households.
e. provides public goods and services to households and withdraws taxes from the goods market
In the circular flow of production, income and spending, the government does inject government spending into the factor market, although
taxes are only collected from households and firms. Public goods and services are only provided to households and firms while labour is
received from the factor market.
The correct answer is: withdraws taxes from firms and households.
Question 4
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which of the following are the criteria for a good tax system?
a. neutrality, transparency and equity
b. equality and administrative simplicity
c. effectiveness, equity and transparency
d. equity, neutrality and administrative simplicity
A good tax system is comprised of the elements of equity (Fairness), neutrality and administrative simplicity. See section 3.6 in the textbook.
The correct answer is: equity, neutrality and administrative simplicity
Dashboard / Courses / UNISA / 2023 / Semester 1 / ECS1601-23-S1 / Online assessments / Assessment 6
Started on Monday, 5 June 2023, 7:55 PM
State Finished
Completed on Monday, 5 June 2023, 8:26 PM
Time taken 31 mins 18 secs
Marks 17.00/20.00
Grade 85.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
An increase in the national income will…
a. shift the money demand curve to the left.
b. increase the demand for passive balances.
c. shift the demand curve for passive balances to the right.
d. shift the demand curve for active balances to the right.
Refer to section 14.6 and table 14-1. The demand for money is not a function for the interest rate level only, but also of the national income
level. When national income increases, people and firms will increase their money demand for a transactional purpose. As a result, the
demand for active money balances increases and shifts the curve to the right.
The correct answer is: shift the demand curve for active balances to the right.
Question 2
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Value-Added Tax (VAT) is an example of a/an … tax
a. ad valorem
b. direct
c. excise duty
d. specific
Ad valorem is tax, which the amount is based on the value of the transaction or property and the charge is levied as a percentage of the
value of the item imposed and not the item’s quantity. For example, VAT in South Africa is levied at 15% regardless of the quantity of the
item.
The correct answer is: ad valorem
, Question 3
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
MENU
In the circular flow of income and spending, government…
Dashboard / Courses / UNISA / 2023 / Semester 1 / ECS1601-23-S1 / Online assessments / Assessment 6
a. injects government spending into the factor market and collects taxes from the goods market.
b. withdraws taxes from firms and households.
c. provides public goods and services to the factor market and receives labour from the goods market.
d. withdraws government spending by providing it to firms and withdraws taxes from households.
e. provides public goods and services to households and withdraws taxes from the goods market
In the circular flow of production, income and spending, the government does inject government spending into the factor market, although
taxes are only collected from households and firms. Public goods and services are only provided to households and firms while labour is
received from the factor market.
The correct answer is: withdraws taxes from firms and households.
Question 4
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which of the following are the criteria for a good tax system?
a. neutrality, transparency and equity
b. equality and administrative simplicity
c. effectiveness, equity and transparency
d. equity, neutrality and administrative simplicity
A good tax system is comprised of the elements of equity (Fairness), neutrality and administrative simplicity. See section 3.6 in the textbook.
The correct answer is: equity, neutrality and administrative simplicity
