Question 1 of 10

Sawyer's taxable income last year was [tex]$\$[/tex]59,850$. According to the tax table below, how much tax does he have to pay if he files with the "Single" status?

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
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\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{If line 43 (taxable income) is -} & \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{And you are-} \\
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At least & But less than & Single & Married Filing Jointly & Married Filing Separately & Head of Household \\
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59,000 & 59,050 & 10,944 & 8,019 & 10,944 & 9,609 \\
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59,050 & 59,100 & 10,956 & 8,026 & 10,956 & 9,621 \\
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59,100 & 59,150 & 10,969 & 8,034 & 10,969 & 9,634 \\
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59,150 & 59,200 & 10,981 & 8,041 & 10,981 & 9,646 \\
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59,200 & 59,250 & 10,994 & 8,049 & 10,994 & 9,659 \\
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59,250 & 59,300 & 11,006 & 8,056 & 11,006 & 9,671 \\
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59,300 & 59,350 & 11,019 & 8,064 & 11,019 & 9,684 \\
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59,350 & 59,400 & 11,031 & 8,071 & 11,031 & 9,696 \\
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59,400 & 59,450 & 11,044 & 8,079 & 11,044 & 9,709 \\
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59,450 & 59,500 & 11,056 & 8,086 & 11,056 & 9,721 \\
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59,500 & 59,550 & 11,069 & 8,094 & 11,069 & 9,734 \\
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59,550 & 59,600 & 11,081 & 8,101 & 11,081 & 9,746 \\
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59,600 & 59,650 & 11,094 & 8,109 & 11,094 & 9,759 \\
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59,650 & 59,700 & 11,106 & 8,116 & 11,106 & 9,771 \\
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59,700 & 59,750 & 11,119 & 8,124 & 11,119 & 9,784 \\
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59,750 & 59,800 & 11,131 & 8,131 & 11,131 & 9,796 \\
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59,800 & 59,850 & 11,144 & 8,139 & 11,144 & 9,809 \\
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59,850 & 59,900 & 11,156 & 8,146 & 11,156 & 9,821 \\
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59,900 & 59,950 & 11,169 & 8,154 & 11,169 & 9,834 \\
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59,950 & 60,000 & 11,181 & 8,161 & 11,181 & 9,846 \\
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\end{tabular}

A. [tex]$\$[/tex]11,144$



Answer :

To determine Sawyer's tax based on his taxable income and his filing status, we need to examine the tax table.

Sawyer's taxable income is \$59,850, and he is filing with the "Single" status. We need to find the correct tax bracket that his income falls into:

1. First, look at the range within the tax table where the taxable income fits.
2. Sawyer's taxable income is \$59,850.

Now, let's find the range that includes \$59,850 in the "Single" column:
- The tax table provided states that for taxable incomes between \[tex]$59,800 and \$[/tex]59,900, the tax amounts are:
\begin{itemize}
\item From \[tex]$59,800 to \$[/tex]59,850, the tax is \$11,144.
\item From \[tex]$59,850 to \$[/tex]59,900, the tax is \$11,156.
\end{itemize}

Since Sawyer's taxable income is exactly \[tex]$59,850, he falls into the second range (\$[/tex]59,850 to \$59,900).

The corresponding tax amount for an income of \[tex]$59,850 with the "Single" status is \$[/tex]11,156.

Therefore, Sawyer has to pay \$11,156 in taxes.

The answer is:
[tex]\[ \boxed{11156} \][/tex]