Jonah,a Single Taxpayer,earns $150,000 in Taxable Income and $10,000 in Interest

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Essay

Jonah,a single taxpayer,earns $150,000 in taxable income and $10,000 in interest from an investment in city of Denver Bonds.Using the U.S.tax rate schedule for year 2017,how much federal tax will he owe? What is his average tax rate? What is his effective tax rate? What is his current marginal tax rate? If Jonah earned an additional $40,000 of taxable income,what is his marginal tax rate on this income? (Round the tax rates to 2 decimal places,e.g.,.12345 as 12.35%)(Use tax rate schedule in the text)

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