Helly holds a $100-$percent stake in Macro Data Incorporated $($MDI$),$ an S corporation operating a qualified trade or business. In the current year, MDI reports $$20,000$ of ordinary business income $($before deducting any wages paid to Helly$).$ Helly can exert influence over the amount of wages she is paid by MDI and although she recognizes that MDI can only deduct a reasonable wage, she is considering some extreme alternatives to judge the possible effects. Determine the following items below, considering Helly could pay herself wages of $$1,000$ versus wages of $$20,000.$

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a$.$ The amount of total employment taxes paid by Helly and MDI on the wages $($assume Helly$$s total wages and self$-$employment income are below the current year FICA cap$)?$

Employment taxes of Wages of $$1,000?$ Employment taxes of wages of $$20,000?$

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b$.$ Assuming Helly has a $25-$percent marginal tax rate, the amount of income taxes on her wages?

Employment taxes for wages of $$1,000?$ Employment taxes for wages of $$20,000?$

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c$.$ Assuming Helly has a $25-$percent marginal tax rate, the amount of income taxes on her allocation of ordinary business income from MDI $($Ignore the deduction MDI can take for employment taxes$)?$

Allocated income for wages of $$1,000?$ Allocated income for wages of $$20,000?$

Income taxes for wages of $$1,000?$ Income taxes for wages of $$20,000?$