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What is super?Currently employers in Australia must, by law, pay into a super fund, super to their eligible employees to the tune of 11.5% of the employee's ordinary time earnings. This is called the superannuation guarantee (SG).Ordinary time earnings are what you generally earn for ordinary hours of work; it includes over-award payments, bonuses, allowances and some paid leave. Overtime is not included.In Australia, super was made compulsory…

Average rate of taxFor each income in table 1, calculate the average rate of tax paid. Decide if the tax is proportional, regressive or progressive and predict the impact of the tax income distribution.Table 1: Types of tax and their effect on equity in the distribution of incomeAnnual incomeTax 1 (amount of tax paid)ARTTax 2 (amount of tax paid)ARTTax 3 (amount of tax paid)ART$60,000$10,000$4,000$8,000$120,000$20,000$12,000$6,000Type of tax:…

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Average rate of taxFor each income in table 1, calculate the average rate of tax paid. Decide if the tax is proportional, regressive or progressive and predict the impact of the tax income distribution.Table 1: Types of tax and their effect on equity in the distribution of incomeAnnual incomeTax 1 (amount of tax paid)ARTTax 2 (amount of tax paid)ARTTax 3 (amount of tax paid)ART$60,000$10,00016.7%$4,0006.7%$8,00013.3%$120,000$20,00016.7%$12,00010…

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A business wants to manufacture soap bars. Before they start production, they need to make sure they can make a profit with the materials and labour force they have. Their accountant has given them a cost and revenue equations. Cost: y=0.85x+5,000 Revenue y=1.55x What do x and y represent in each equation? The first one has been completed for you. Equation type x represents y represents Revenue equation Number of soap…

  Linked activity: Modelling profit and loss with linear and quadratic functions