Ekiya, who is single, has been offered a position as a city landscape consultant. The position pays $$155,000$ in wages. Assume Ekiya has no dependents. Ekiya deducts the standard deduction instead of itemized deductions, she is not eligible for the qualified business income deduction, and she did not make any charitable donations. $($Use the tax rate schedules.$)$

Required:

a$.$ What is the amount of Ekiya's after$-$tax compensation $($ignore payroll taxes$)?$

Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.

b$-1.$ Suppose Ekiya receives a competing job offer of $$145,000$ in wages and nontaxable $($excluded$)$ benefits worth $$10,000.$ What is the amount of Ekiya's after$-$tax compensation for the competing offer?

Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.

b$-2.$ Which job should she take if taxes are the only concern?