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The tax rates for a particular year are shown below:
| Taxable Income | Tax Rate | |
| $0 – 50,000 | 15 | % | 
| 50,001 – 75,000 | 25 | % | 
| 75,001 – 100,000 | 34 | % | 
| 100,001 – 335,000 | 39 | % | 
What is the average tax rate for a firm with taxable income of
$126,013?
20.00%
39.00%
25.71%
36.61%
28.20%
Correct option is > 25.71%
| 
 Taxable Income  | 
 Rate  | 
 Allocable income  | 
 Cumulative income  | 
 Total tax  | 
| 
 Rate  | 
 Income  | 
 Rate x Income  | 
||
| 
 $0 – 50,000  | 
 15%  | 
 50,000  | 
 50,000  | 
 7,500  | 
| 
 50,001 – 75,000  | 
 25%  | 
 25,000  | 
 75,000  | 
 6,250  | 
| 
 75,001 – 100,000  | 
 34%  | 
 25,000  | 
 100,000  | 
 8,500  | 
| 
 100,001 – 335,000  | 
 39%  | 
 26,013  | 
 126,013  | 
 10,145.07  | 
| 
 Total  | 
 126,013  | 
 32,395  | 
Average tax rate = Total tax / Allocable income
Average tax rate = 32395 / 126013
Average tax rate = 25.71%