Question

416,000 people each receive an average refund of $3,600, based on an interest rate of 3 percent, what would be the lost annual income from savings on those refunds

Answer 1

Answer:

$44,928,000

Explanation:

The fact that 416,000 received a refund of $3,600 each means that the tax authority would lose the interest income that could have been generated on the total refund amount based on a 3% interest rate of return.

Lost annual income=number of people who got refund*average refund per person*interest rate of return

number of people who got refund=416000

average refund per person=$3,600

the interest rate of return=3%

Lost annual income=416,000*$3,600*3%

Lost annual income=$44,928,000