Peter and Joan Are Married and Joan Has Self-Employment Income

question 10

Multiple Choice

Peter and Joan are married and Joan has self-employment income of $240,000. Peter is retired. How much additional 0.9% Medicare surtax will Peter and Joan owe with their 2015 income tax return? ​

• A)$360
• B)$2,160
• C)$0
• D)They will receive a $90 refund

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test

A non-parametric statistical test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample.

Nonzero Differences

Refers to the differences between paired observations that are not equal to zero, often considered in statistical tests like the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test.

Paired Sample

Two related samples or sets of data collected from the same group of subjects, used in experiments to analyze differences under varying conditions.

Two-Sample T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two independent samples to determine if they come from populations with equal means.