Many people have argued that an income tax should be "marriage neutral," that is, two people should pay the same total tax whether they are married or they are single. suppose amanda earnsnothing, ben earns $60,000, and cathy and dylan each earn$30,000. they are all single. amanda pays no tax because she has no income. if they all live in a country that has a progressive income tax, which will behigher: the tax that ben pays or the sum of the taxes cathy and dylan pay? a. the tax that ben pays because high-income individuals pay higher income taxes. b.the sum of the taxes cathy and dylan pay because two people always pay more than one, regardless of income. c.since cathy and dylan's income sums to $60,000, these individuals will likely pay the same amount as ben. d.more information is required to determine who pays the higher tax.

Samantha is interested in setting up her own accounting firm and wants to specialize in the area of accounting that has experienced the most significant growth in recent years. which area of accounting should she choose as her specialty? samantha should choose as her specialty.

Alarge university wanted to study the relationship between completing an internship during college and students' future earning potential. prom the same graduating class, they selected a random sample of 80 students who completed an internship and 100 students who did not complete an internship and examined their salaries five years after graduation. they found that there was a statistically higher mean salary for the internship group than for the noninternship group. which of the following interpretations is the most appropriate? a. there could be a confounding variable, such as student major, that explains the difference in mean salary between the internship and no internship groups.b. we cannot infer anything from these data since the distribution of salaries is likely right skewed.c. you cannot draw any valid conclusions because the sample sizes are different.d. more students should complete internships because having an internship produces a higher salary.

Hilary works at klothes kloset. she quickly the customers, and her cash drawer is always correct at the end of her shift. however, she never tries to "upsell" the customers (for example, by asking if they would like to purchase earrings to go with the shirt they chose or by suggesting a purse that matches the shoes they are buying). give hilary some constructive feedback on her performance.