Calculate the 2017 total tax for Gordon Geist, a single taxpayer without dependents and no itemized deductions. He has active income of

$38,000, a short-term capital gain income of $3,800 from the sale of stock, and

$7,200 from book royalties. what is Gordon's average tax rate.

Gordon's total gross income for the 2017 tax year is ??

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(Round to the nearest cent.)