MaryLiz claims single, having no exemptions. Her state tax deduction is 18% of her federal tax contribution. Calculate the amount of state tax MaryLiz owes if her gross pay for two weeks is [tex]$\$[/tex]800[tex]$.

The following federal tax table is for biweekly earnings of a single person:

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{ If the wages are - } & \multicolumn{11}{|c|}{ And the number of withholding allowances claimed is - } \\
\hline \multirow{2}{\ \textless \ em\ \textgreater \ }{ At least } & \multirow{2}{\ \textless \ /em\ \textgreater \ }{\begin{tabular}{l}
But less \\
than
\end{tabular}} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & $[/tex]10+[tex]$ \\
\hline & & \multicolumn{11}{|c|}{ The amount of income tax withheld is - } \\
\hline 720 & 740 & 80 & 62 & 44 & 26 & 14 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 740 & 760 & 83 & 65 & 47 & 28 & 16 & 3 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 760 & 780 & 86 & 68 & 50 & 31 & 18 & 5 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 780 & 800 & 89 & 71 & 53 & 34 & 20 & 7 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 800 & 820 & 92 & 74 & 56 & 37 & 22 & 9 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 820 & 840 & 95 & 77 & 59 & 40 & 24 & 11 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 840 & 860 & 98 & 80 & 62 & 43 & 26 & 13 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

a. $[/tex]\[tex]$16.02$[/tex]
b. [tex]$\$[/tex]16.56[tex]$
c. $[/tex]\[tex]$92.00$[/tex]
d. [tex]$\$[/tex]127.44$



Answer :

To calculate the amount of state tax MaryLiz owes, let's go through the steps:

1. Identify the federal tax withheld:
- According to the provided federal tax table, for MaryLiz's gross pay range of [tex]$780 - $[/tex]800, the federal tax withheld for a single person with no exemptions is [tex]$89. 2. Determine the state tax rate: - The state tax is 18% of the federal tax contribution. 3. Calculate the state tax owed: - State tax owed = Federal tax withheld \(\times\) State tax rate - \( 89 \times 0.18 = 16.02 \) So, the amount of state tax MaryLiz owes is \(\$[/tex]16.02\).

Thus, the correct answer is:
a. [tex]\(\$16.02\)[/tex]