One way for the federal government to increase tax revenues would be to enact either a vat or a national retail sales tax. the u. s. sales tax could be collected in the same manner and at the same time as state and local sales taxes. which tax would be less costly for the federal government to implement and administer? which tax would be less likely to cause jurisdictional conflict?

An allergy products superstore buys 6000 of their most popular model of air filters each year. the price of the air filters is $18. the cost of ordering and receiving shipments is $12 per order. accounting estimates annual carrying costs are 20% of the price. the supplier lead time is 2 days. the store operates 240 days per year. each order is received from the supplier in a single delivery. there are no quantity discounts. what is the store’s minimum total annual cost of placing orders & carrying inventory?