The Griffins and the Corbins live in the same city and pay the same sales tax rate, and both families made $12,000 in taxable purchases last year. If the Griffins made $73,000 and the Corbins made $29,000 last year, is the sales tax in their city an example of a regressive tax?

A. Yes, because the Corbins paid a higher percentage of their income in sales tax than the Griffins did.

B. No, because the Corbins paid a higher percentage of their income in sales tax than the Griffins did.

C. No, because the Griffins and the Corbins both paid the same sales tax rate.

D. Yes, because the Griffins and the Corbins both paid the same sales tax rate.

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Jaqueline Hess

Mathematics

27 June, 19:22

The Griffins and the Corbins live in the same city and pay the same sales tax rate, and both families made $12,000 in taxable purchases last year. If the Griffins made $73,000 and the Corbins made $29,000 last year, is the sales tax in their city an example of a regressive tax?

A. Yes, because the Corbins paid a higher percentage of their income in sales tax than the Griffins did.

B. No, because the Corbins paid a higher percentage of their income in sales tax than the Griffins did.

C. No, because the Griffins and the Corbins both paid the same sales tax rate.

D. Yes, because the Griffins and the Corbins both paid the same sales tax rate.

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Moshe Mullins · Answer 1

The answer is A although the sales tax is uniform, since the Corbins made less money so they paid more sales tax from their pocket thats what regressive tax is about.