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Trent Incorporated needs an additional worker on a multiyear project. It could hire an employee for a $65,000 annual salary. Alternatively, it could engage an independent contractor for a $72,000 annual fee. Trent's income tax rate is 21 percent.
Compute the annual after-tax cost of each option and indicate which minimizes the after-tax cost of obtaining the worker. (Round all your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
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My answer: After-tax cost of employee: $51,350
After-tax cost of independent contractor: $56,880
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