Answer to Question #93205 in Financial Math for madison

Question #93205

MaryLiz claims single having no exemptions. Her state tax deduction is 18% of her federal tax contribution. Calculate the amount of state tax MaryLiz owes if her gross pay for two weeks is $800.
The following federal tax table is for biweekly earnings of a single person.

Expert's answer

According to the federal tax table, the two-week earnings per person is 92.

At the same time, the amount of state tax that MaryLiz owes, if her gross payment for two weeks is $ 800, corresponds to 16.56:

92 × 0.18 = 16.56.