Healthwise Ambulance Requires Its Employees to Be on 24-Hour Call

question 84

Multiple Choice

Healthwise Ambulance requires its employees to be on 24-hour call and consequently gives them $800 per month housing allowance and a $200 per month food allowance.Ron,an employee of Healthwise,receives a salary of $40,000 per year (this does not include the allowances) .Ron will be taxed each year on

• A)$40,000.
• B)$42,400.
• C)$49,600.
• D)$52,000.

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