Homework Help: consumer math

Posted by bobby on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 10:41am.

Maribel's city imposes a tax that is 40% of the state tax she pays. Her taxable income is $198.50 per week. Her state imposes tax at a rate of 5%. How much state and local tax is withheld from her weekly pay?

consumer math - Ms. Sue, Monday, June 27, 2011 at 11:17am
198.5 * 0.05 = 9.925 >> state tax

9.925 * 0.4 = 3.97 >> city tax

9.925 + 3.97 = 13.895 = 13.90 >> total tax
consumer math - kk, Monday, April 8, 2013 at 9:46am
Maribel's city imposes a tax that is 40% of the state tax she pays. Her taxable income is $198.50 per week. Her state imposes tax at a rate of 5%. How much state and local tax is withheld from her weekly pay?

Answer this Question

Related Questions

math - Maribel's city imposes a tax that is 40% of the state tax she pays. ...
homework - Maribel's city imposes a tax that is 40% of the state tax she ...
math check - 1.)Jenna earns $16,250 per year. She pays 6% of her earnings to her...
College Algebra - The value of the expression (4220 + 0.25 (x - 30,650) is the ...
college - 124. Marriage penalty eliminated. The value of the expression 4220 + 0...
algebra - 124. Marriage penalty eliminated. The value of the expression 4220 + 0...
public finance - A worker lives in a state that has its own income tax. The ...
Public Finance - A worker lives in a state that has its own income tax. The ...
accounting - Ayres Services acquired an asset for $80 million in 2011. The asset...
accounting - Complete the work sheet. In completing the worksheet, compute State...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: