For which of the following would not expect to pay an excise tax?
a.
alchoholic beverages
b.
firearms
c.
gasoline
d.
groceries

The correct answer is:

d. groceries

Explanation:

This is because excise taxes are commonly levied on enterprises or good that are deemed useless or even harmful, such as cigarettes. Thus, the tax acts as a restraint to people acquiring these goods or services. Clearly, groceries are important for endurance and are not worthless or dangerous.

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

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step-by-step explanation: