Economics · Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 13 · Question 11

A musician has a choice of playing for an orchestra in either Germany or England. Which combination of incomes and cost of living is most likely to cause her to choose the German orchestra? | | Incomes and cost of living in Germany compared with those in England | | | |---|---|---|---| | | pre-tax (gross) income | after-tax (net) income | cost of living | | A | higher | higher | higher | | B | higher | lower | lower | | C | lower | higher | higher | | D | lower | higher | lower |

1. Apre-tax (gross) income: higher; after-tax (net) income: higher; cost of living: higher
2. Bpre-tax (gross) income: higher; after-tax (net) income: lower; cost of living: lower
3. Cpre-tax (gross) income: lower; after-tax (net) income: higher; cost of living: higher
4. Dpre-tax (gross) income: lower; after-tax (net) income: higher; cost of living: lower

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