Question $6$

During $2023,$ Aiden earned $$60,000$ gross employment income from his position as a co$-$

ordinator at GGF Mutual Funds. He and his employer each contributed $$1,500$ to his Registered

Pension Plan $($RPP$),$ while Aiden also contributed $$1,000$ to a Registered Retirement Savings

Plan $($RRSP$),$ $$2,000$ to a Tax$-$Free Savings Account $($TFSA$),$ and $$500$ to a First Home Savings

Account $($FHSA$).$ Aiden also paid $$700$ in medical expenses. Aiden had no other tax deductions

other than those arising from the foregoing.

What was Aiden's average Federal tax rate in $2023?$ Refer to $2023$ Federal income brackets and

rates below.

a$)15\mathrm{.}00\%$

b$)15\mathrm{.}01\%$

c$)15\mathrm{.}35\%$

d$)15\mathrm{.}41\%$