Problem 1-39 (LO 1-3)

1. Jorge and Anita, married taxpayers, earn $406,000 in taxable income and $67,500 in interest from an investment in City of Heflin bonds.Using the U.S.tax rate schedulefor married filing jointly, how much federal tax will they owe? What is their average tax rate?What is their effective tax rate?What is their current marginal tax rate?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Answer:

Federal Tax:

Average Tax rate: %

Effective tax rate: %

Marginal Tax rate: %

2. Campbell, a single taxpayer, earns $290,000 in taxable income and $13,500 in interest from an investment in State of New York bonds. (Use the U.S.tax rate schedule.)(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Federal tax" to 2 decimal places.)

a.	How much federal tax will she owe? Federal Tax:

b.	What is her average tax rate? and what is equation for Average Tax rate? Average Tax rate: Equation:

c.	What is her effective tax rate?and what is equation foreffective tax rate? effective tax rate: Equation:

d.	What is her current marginal tax rate? marginal tax rate:

3. Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $75,250 in taxable income and $26,250 in interest from an investment in City of Heflin bonds. (Use the U.S.tax rate schedule.)(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

a.	If Chuck earns an additional $64,000 of taxable income,what is his marginal tax rate on this income?

b.	What is his marginal rate if, instead, he had $64,000 of additional deductions?

4. Hugh has the choice between investing in a City of Heflin bond at 6.15 percent or a Surething bond at 9.50 percent. Assuming that both bonds have the same nontax characteristics and that Hugh has a 40 percent marginal tax rate. What interest rate does Surething Inc., need to offer to make Hugh indifferent between investing in the two bonds?

Interest rate: