Question

Ming worked three jobs in 2016. The total of her incomes was less than $118,500. At Quickmart, she made x dollars. At the College Book Store, she made y dollars. At the Mail Depot, she made a dollars. Express the combined total of her Social Security and Medicare taxes algebraically.

Answer 1

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Answer:

t = 0.0765(x +y +a)

Explanation:

For incomes less than $118,500 in 2016, the combined Social Security and Medicare tax rates were 6.2% +1.45% = 7.65%. This rate applied to all of Ming's income.

Ming's SS and Medicare taxes were ...

t = 0.0765(x +y +a)