Use the table to calculate how much money Lizzie will owe in taxes under a progressive tax program. Give your answer to two decimals. Calculate how much money Lizzie will owe in taxes under a proportional, or flat, tax rate of 30%30%. Give your answer to two decimals.

Now consider another hypothetical tax code. Assume the tax rate on the first $15,000 of taxable income is 10% and the tax rate on any additional income is 18%. The standard deduction ($6,350) and personal exemption ($4,050) still apply. In other words: . For taxable income from $0 to $15,000, you pay 10% of your taxable income in taxes, plus . For taxable income above $15,000, you pay 18% of your taxable income. 1. If your total income before exemptions were $10,000 how much would you pay in taxes? 2. If your total income were $20,000 how much would you pay in taxes? 3. If your total income were $50,000 how much would you pay in taxes? 4. Write a function to model the total tax paid, T(x), with a total income of x dollars. 5. Create a graph that shows taxes paid as a function of total income for the total income between $0 and $60,000. 6. How many different slopes are on this graph?

Suppose you are28 and married. You and your spouse file for income taxes jointly. You are in the 25% tax bracket. You are considering a few personal investment issues. Which of the following strategies is most tax efficient for your situation? ______ a.Invest all your income inside your regular taxable investment account. b.First, fully fund your 401 (k) account, then invest the rest in the IRA and Roth IRA account, finally invest the remaining money, if any,in your regular taxable investment account. c.Fully fund your 401 (k) account, and then invest all the rest money in your regular taxable investment account. d.First, fully fund your IRA and Roth IRA account, then fund your401 (k) account, finally invest the remaining money, if any, in your regular taxable investment account.

Suppose a tax is such that an individual with an income of $10,000 pays $2000 of tax, a person with an income of $20,000 pays $3000 of tax, a person with an income of $30,000 pays $4000 of tax, and so forth. What is each person’s average tax rate? Is this tax regressive, proportional, or progressive?