In: Economics
Given the following rates for the income tax, calculate this
person's average tax rate for a taxable income of $70,000 Please
show your work
Income bracket Marginal
tax rate
$0- $10,000
10%
$10,000 -
$30,000
20%
$30,000 - $60,000
25%
$60,000 - $80,000
30%
Over
$100,000
40%
Total tax paid by the person = (10,000 * 0.10) + (20,000 * 0.20) + (30,000 * 0.25) + (10,000 * 0.30)
= 1,000 + 4,000 + 7,500 + 3,000
= $15,500
Average tax rate = (Total tax paid / Taxable income) * 100
= (15,500 / 70,000) * 100
= 22.14%
Thus, this person's average tax rate is 22.14%.