Question

Alex makes $61,992 per year and pays about 25% of his gross monthly income in federal and state taxes. He wants to find an apartment to rent. Estimate how much he can afford to pay for rent each month. Then, determine how much money he will have after taxes and rent are paid.

Answer 1

Rent each month = $1421

Amount left after rent and taxes monthly = $2453

Explanation:

Gross salary; $61,992 per year

His gross pay per month will be;

61992/12 = $5166

Now, the standard recommended rule in budgeting for house rent is to use between 25% to 30% of your monthly pay for rent.

Now, let's adopt an average of 27.5%

Thus;

Amount he can afford for rent each month = 27.5% × 5166 = $1420.65 ≈ $1421

We are told he pays 25% of his gross monthly income in federal and state taxes.

Thus, amount spent on taxes each month = 25% × 5166 = $1291.5 ≈ $1292

Thus, amount he will gave left after rent and taxes = 5166 - (1421 + 1292) = $2453