Answer: hello your question is open ended hence I will give you a more general answer
answer : $12,000 * number of workers or $24,000 * number of workers
Step-by-step explanation:
Income taxes are taxes been levied directly on the income earned by the tax payer.
According to Tax rules there is a certain amount of income an individual would have to earned before any tax will be taken, incomes below $12,000 are tax free ( for singles ) and $24,000 for married individuals ; Hence the Total amount spent on wages and salary before tax is being taken = $12,000 * number of workers or $24,000 * number of workers . ( unless otherwise stated )