Tawana owns and operates a sole proprietorship and has a 37 percent marginal tax rate. She provides her son, Jonathon, $15,500 a year for college expenses. Jonathon works as a pizza delivery person every fall and has a marginal tax rate of 15 percent.

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

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What could Tawana do to reduce her family tax burden?

How much pretax income does it currently take Tawana to generate the $15,500 (after-taxes) given to Jonathon?

If Jonathon worked for his mothers sole proprietorship, what salary would she have to pay him to generate $15,500 after taxes (ignoring any Social Security, Medicare, or self-employment tax issues)?

How much money would the strategy in part (c) save?

Note: Round your intermediate calculations.