In your current job, you earn $55,000. You take the standard deduction of $12,200. You have an offer of a new job working for a different employer. Your salary would go up by $5,000. Given your current taxable income, what is your marginal tax rate? For taxable income over... $0 $9,700 $39,475 $84,200 $160,725 $204,100 $510,300 O 22% O 12% ○ 10% 24% ... but not over... $9,700 $39,475 $84,200 $160,725 $204,100 $510,300 ... the marginal tax rate is: 10% 12% 22% 24% 32% 35% 37%
In your current job, you earn $55,000. You take the standard deduction of $12,200. You have an offer of a new job working for a different employer. Your salary would go up by $5,000. Given your current taxable income, what is your marginal tax rate? For taxable income over... $0 $9,700 $39,475 $84,200 $160,725 $204,100 $510,300 O 22% O 12% ○ 10% 24% ... but not over... $9,700 $39,475 $84,200 $160,725 $204,100 $510,300 ... the marginal tax rate is: 10% 12% 22% 24% 32% 35% 37%
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![In your current job, you earn $55,000. You take the standard deduction of $12,200. You have an offer of a new job working for a different employer. Your salary would go up by
$5,000. Given your current taxable income, what is your marginal tax rate?
For taxable
income over...
$0
$9,700
$39,475
$84,200
$160,725
$204,100
$510,300
22%
O 12%
O 10%
O 24%
... but not
over...
$9,700
$39,475
$84,200
$160,725
$204,100
$510,300
...the marginal
tax rate is:
10%
12%
22%
24%
32%
35%
37%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F459fee71-c916-4e83-9576-a3c27a97b4b7%2Fa1d15c73-491d-4bbe-88d1-3db32449a1e9%2Fhcy2y1i_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:In your current job, you earn $55,000. You take the standard deduction of $12,200. You have an offer of a new job working for a different employer. Your salary would go up by
$5,000. Given your current taxable income, what is your marginal tax rate?
For taxable
income over...
$0
$9,700
$39,475
$84,200
$160,725
$204,100
$510,300
22%
O 12%
O 10%
O 24%
... but not
over...
$9,700
$39,475
$84,200
$160,725
$204,100
$510,300
...the marginal
tax rate is:
10%
12%
22%
24%
32%
35%
37%
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