a) Suppose that your employer offered you $5,000 in cash instead of health insurance coverage. Health insurance is excluded from state and federal income taxes. (To keep the problem simple we will ignore Social Security and Medicare wage taxes.) The cash would be subject to state income taxes (8%) and federal income taxes (28%). How much would the value of the insurance ($5000) compared to the post-tax cash. b) How different would this calculation look for a worker who lived would face a state with zero income tax rate percent and a federal income tax rate of 15 percent. What would a worker consider if they believe themselves to be healthy and unlikely to need healthcare this year.

a) Suppose that your employer offered you $5,000 in cash instead of health insurance coverage. Health insurance is excluded from state and federal income taxes. (To keep the problem simple we will ignore Social Security and Medicare wage taxes.) The cash would be subject to state income taxes (8%) and federal income taxes (28%). How much would the value of the insurance ($5000) compared to the post-tax cash. b) How different would this calculation look for a worker who lived would face a state with zero income tax rate percent and a federal income tax rate of 15 percent. What would a worker consider if they believe themselves to be healthy and unlikely to need healthcare this year.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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