Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children. Matt works as a history professor at a local university and earns a salary of $$68,100.$ Meg works part time at the same university. She earns $$51,900$ a year. The couple does not itemize deductions. Other than salary, the Comers' only other source of income is from the disposition of various capital assets $($mostly stocks$).($Use the tax rate schedules,Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates.$)$

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

a$.$ What is the Comers' tax liability for $2024$ if they report the following capital gains and losses for the year?

Short$-$term capital gains$ $9,950$Short$-$term capital losses$(2,950)$Long$-$term capital gains$15,200$Long$-$term capital losses$(7,900)$