What are each of the five goals and principles governments consider when deciding which taxes to use?

Which of the following is one of the main causes of inflation? a. wages drop so workers have to spend a higher percentage of income on necessities. b. demand drops and forces producers to charge more to meet their costs. c. rising unemployment cuts into national income. d. consumers demand goods faster than they can be supplied.

Which of the following describes one of the ways that the demographics of an area affect the price of housing in that area? a. when more people have children, their incomes tend to be higher and the housing prices are also higher. b. older people are more likely to stay in their houses, creating a seller's market that keeps prices low. c. an area with a lower population density won't have enough construction workers to build new houses quickly. d. an area with younger people will have a higher demand for rentals and a lower demand for buying.

Lipman auto parts, a family-owned auto parts store, began january with $10,300.00 in cash. management forecasts that collections from credit customers will be $11,400.00 in january and $14,800.00 in february. the store is scheduled to receive $5,000.00 in cash on a business note receivable in january. projected cash payments include inventory purchases ($13,000.00 in january and $13,600.00 in february) and operating expenses ($2,700.00 each month). lipman auto parts' bank requires a $10,000.00 minimum balance in the store's checking account. at the end of any month when the account balance dips below $10,000.00, the bank automatically extends credit to the store in multiples of $1,000.00. lipman auto parts borrows as little as possible and pays back loans in quarterly installments of $2,000.00, plus 4 percent interest on the entire unpaid principal. the first payment occurs three months after the loan.