Mary has been asked to rank her preferences between three baskets of goods, X, Y, and Z. If Mary prefers Y to Z but does not care if she gets X or Y, then:. a. Z is on a lower indifference curve than X.
b. Y and Z are on the same indifference curve.
c. X is on a higher indifference curve than Y. Mary is indifferent between baskets X and Y. Therefore, these two points must be on the same indifference curve.
d. Y is on a higher indifference curve than Z but it is impossible to determine whether Z is on a higher, lower, or the same indifference curve as X.

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation