Emma Works Full Time During the Day as an Economist

question 223

Multiple Choice

Emma works full time during the day as an economist and faces a 90 percent marginal tax rate. If Emma were to get an offer to work a second job in the evenings doing consulting work for a local business for $10,000 per year, how much of this additional income would she be able to keep as net pay after taxes?

• A) $1,000
• B) $4,000
• C) $6,000
• D) $10,000

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