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Assuming no deductions, what is the amount of federal tax that Tyrone would owe?
Show your work.
Gpts)
2. Tasha is 32 and single. She works at Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines and made
$106,000. Assuming no deductions, what is the amount of federal income tax that Tasha
would owe? Show your work. (3 pts.)
3. On the $36,000 that both Tyrone and Tasha make, who pays more tax? Show your work.
G pts.)
4, Explain how Tasha and Tyrone’s example demonstrates the concept of progressive
taxation. (3 pts.)2016 Social Security Taxable
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5. Julio is 51 and single. He works at Buffalo Wild Wings in Ankeny and made $41,000.
Assuming no deductions, what is the amount of social security tax that Julio would owe?
G pts)
6. Julia is 32 and single. She works at Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines and made
$126,000. Assuming no deductions, what is the amount of social security tax that Julia
would owe? (3 pts.)
‘Comparing Julio and Julia's payments to social security...
7. Asa percentage of their incomes, who paid more to the Social Security program? Show
your work. (2 pts.)
8. In terms of real dollars, who paid more to the Social Security program? (2 pts.)
9. Explain how Julio and Julia’s example demonstrates the concept of regressive
taxation. (3 pts.)Major Categories of Federal Spending,
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10. Foreign Assistance (Aid) is accounted for in which portion of the Federal budget? (1 pt.)
11, Foreign Aid makes up what percentage of the overall Federal budget? (1 pt.)
12, From a dollar perspective, the US spent how much money in 2011 on foreign aid? (1 pt.)Draw a graph that represents what would happen on to the demand curve based on the following
scenarios.
13. The Federal Reserve decides to lower the interest rate by .25%, Draw a graph that
demonstrates what would happen to aggregate demand for houses. (Please include an
aggregate supply curve as well.) (3 pts.)
14, The Federal government raises Federal tax rates as a result of several very good years of
good Real GDP growth. Draw a graph that demonstrates what would happen to aggregate
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16. ‘The amount of federal income tax paid by this employee was... (I pt.)
Gross pay Net pay’
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this part of the paycheck. (I pt.)