Introduction to Economics — Unit test Answers

Bianca and Dave are a married couple filing a joint tax return. They have a combined gross income of $81,031 and claim four exemptions. They can make an adjustment of $2,914 for business expenses, an adjustment of $1,939 for business losses, a deduction of $4,140 for medical expenses, an adjustment of $4,825 for contributions to their retirement fund, and a deduction of $2,420 for charitable donations. If exemptions are worth $3,650 apiece and the standard deduction for a joint return is $8,350, what is their total taxable income?

Gary earned a gross pay of $1,047.30 last week. Using the fact that Social Security tax is 6.2% of gross pay, determine the amount of Social Security tax deducted from Gary’s gross pay.

Elisha is a photographer and charges a set fee to photograph weddings. This is an example of _____ income.

Four friends want to take a vacation together, so each one gets a part-time job. Each person has 8 weeks to save $720 for the vacation. Analyze the four individual plans below and decide which of the four people will reach his or her goal of saving $720 for vacation. Friend A: Works 13 hours per week at $6.95 per hour.Friend B: Works 15 hours per week at $5.85 per hour.Friend C: Works 18 hours per week at $5.25 per hour.Friend D: Works 11 hours per week at $7.80 per hour.

Kai had a gross weekly paycheck of $616 last week. Kai worked 6 hours for 4 of the days and 8 hours on 1 day. What is Kai's hourly rate of pay?

Drake wants to save $750 so that he can take a class on computer analysis for cars. The class is being held on various dates over the next several months. Drake is planning to take the class 6 weeks from now, so he plans to save $125 each week. Unfortunately, Drake had to take out a little money from his savings in the 3rd week. After 4 weeks, Drake has $470. He knows that he must adjust his plan in order to meet his goal. Drake came up with the following options: Option A: Stay with saving the original amount each week but take the class a week later than originally planned. Option B: Increase the amount of money he saves each week by $15 from his original plan. Which of the following is a true statement?

A statement of an employee's biweekly earnings is given below. Earnings Deductions Week Ended Regular FED. SOC. MED STATEWITH. WITH. CARE. WITH. NET PAY 8/18 $_____ $62.00 $45.06 $10.54 $12.40 $596.80 What is the employee's gross pay?

Use the following federal tax table for biweekly gross earnings of a single person to help answer the question below. Molly has biweekly gross earnings of $839.52. By claiming 1 more withholding allowance, Molly would have $16 more in her take home pay. How many withholding allowances does Molly currently claim?

Which is an example of how a denomination is divisible?

Luis has a biweekly gross pay of $770 and claims 2 federal withholding allowances. Luis has all of the following deductions from his gross pay: federal tax from the following table Social Security tax that is 6.2% of his gross pay Medicare tax that is 1.45% of his gross pay state tax that is 19% of his federal tax Determine how Luis’ net pay will be affected if he increases his federal withholding allowances from 2 to 3.

Craig is single and lives alone. He earns a respectable salary, but the bulk of his income comes from his property holdings and stock market investments. Craig is well versed in tax law and has many deductions to claim, hoping to pay the smallest amount possible. Recommend the appropriate 1040 form for Craig.

Natalie’s income statement for the month of October is shown. What is Natalie’s net income for the month of October?

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Say you are filing as a single taxpayer. You have a gross income of $61,026 and claim two exemptions. You can make a deduction of $2,871 for interest on your mortgage, a deduction of $2,376 for property tax, an adjustment of $3,206 for business losses, an adjustment of $2,575 for contributions to your retirement plan, a deduction of $2,682 for medical expenses, and an adjustment of $2,440 for business expenses. If exemptions are each worth $3,650 and the standard deduction is $5,700, what is your total taxable income?

Wendy is calculating her tax deductions. She finds that she can deduct $5,522 from medical expenses, $7,240 from charitable donations, and $2,126 from property taxes. What is Wendy’s total deduction?