Mrs. Esposito, a petroleum engineer, earns an $60,500 annual salary, while Mr. Esposito has no earned income. Under current law, thecouple pays 20 percent in state and federal income tax. Because of recent tax law changes, the couple's future tax rate will increase to28 percent. If Mrs. Esposito decides to take a part-time job because of the rate increase, how much income must she earn to maintainthe couple's after-tax disposable income?Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.Answer is complete but not entirely correct.$ 67,222 XAdditional income before tax

Disposable income is the money that remains after taxes have been paid or subtracted. Disposable…

Answered: Mrs. Esposito, a petroleum engineer,…

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