High School

Nadia's taxable income last year was [tex]\$62,650[/tex]. According to the tax table below, how much tax does she have to pay if she files with the "Single" status?

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\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\text{At least} & \text{But less than} & \text{Single} & \text{Married Jointly} & \text{Head of Household} \\
\hline
62,000 & 62,050 & 11,694 & 8,469 & 10,359 \\
\hline
62,050 & 62,100 & 11,706 & 8,476 & 10,371 \\
\hline
62,100 & 62,150 & 11,719 & 8,484 & 10,384 \\
\hline
62,150 & 62,200 & 11,731 & 8,491 & 10,396 \\
\hline
62,200 & 62,250 & 11,744 & 8,499 & 10,409 \\
\hline
62,250 & 62,300 & 11,756 & 8,506 & 10,421 \\
\hline
62,300 & 62,350 & 11,769 & 8,514 & 10,434 \\
\hline
62,350 & 62,400 & 11,781 & 8,521 & 10,446 \\
\hline
62,400 & 62,450 & 11,794 & 8,529 & 10,459 \\
\hline
62,450 & 62,500 & 11,806 & 8,536 & 10,471 \\
\hline
62,500 & 62,550 & 11,819 & 8,544 & 10,484 \\
\hline
62,550 & 62,600 & 11,831 & 8,551 & 10,496 \\
\hline
62,600 & 62,650 & 11,844 & 8,559 & 10,509 \\
\hline
62,650 & 62,700 & 11,856 & 8,566 & 10,521 \\
\hline
62,700 & 62,750 & 11,869 & 8,574 & 10,534 \\
\hline
62,750 & 62,800 & 11,881 & 8,581 & 10,546 \\
\hline
62,800 & 62,850 & 11,894 & 8,589 & 10,559 \\
\hline
62,850 & 62,900 & 11,906 & 8,596 & 10,571 \\
\hline
62,900 & 62,950 & 11,919 & 8,604 & 10,584 \\
\hline
62,950 & 63,000 & 11,931 & 8,611 & 10,596 \\
\hline
\end{array}
[/tex]

Answer :

To determine how much tax Nadia needs to pay, we need to locate her taxable income within the appropriate tax bracket from the table provided. Nadia's taxable income is [tex]$62,650, and she is filing with the "Single" status. Let's go through the steps to find the correct tax bracket and the corresponding tax amount.

1. Locate the Income Range:
- We check the income ranges given in the table to find where $[/tex]62,650 falls.
- The relevant row for Nadia's income is the range from [tex]$62,650 to $[/tex]62,700.

2. Determine the Tax Amount:
- For the income range [tex]$62,650 to $[/tex]62,700, the tax amount listed is [tex]$11,856 for the "Single" filing status.

Therefore, Nadia has to pay $[/tex]11,856 in taxes for her taxable income of $62,650.