Brandon, an unmarried individual, has $$197,000$ taxable income. Assume the taxable year is $2023.$ Use Individual Tax Rate Schedules.

Required:

a$.$ Identify Brandon's statutory marginal rate and compute average tax rate assuming Brandon is a single taxpayer.

b$.$ Identify Brandon's statutory marginal rate and compute average tax rate assuming Brandon is a head of household.

c$.$ Identify Brandon's statutory marginal rate and compute average tax rate assuming Brandon is a surviving spouse.

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Identify Brandon's statutory marginal rate and compute average tax rate assuming Brandon is a single taxpayer.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculation. Round your "Average rate" answer to $2$ decimal places $($for example XX$.$XX$\%).$