1. Tax Schedule Taxable Income Marginal Tax Rate
first $25,000 10%
from $25,000 to $75,000 15%
from $75,000 - $125,000 20%
from $125,000 - $175,000 25%
over $175,000 30%
Jim Schmeckems, a single head of household, had an annual income of $200,000. There were no exclusions or adjustments for tax purposes. The exemptions for Jim and his dependents total $10,000. His total itemized deductions amount to $26,000. The total standard deduction for his household is $12,500. Use the tax tables above to compute Jim's tax liability.

2. Refer to the previous question. What if Jim had received a $15,000 commission check at the end of the year. How much in additional taxes would he owe?

3. Suppose the AMT were calculated in the following (oversimplified) way: 14.8% of AGI. What would Jim's tax liability be in this case as described in question 20

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?

Fabian got into an accident on his way to work. he had multiple fractures in his leg. his doctor advised strict bed rest for at least three months.fabian is a freelance wildlife photographer who usually works on a contract basis, and this is his primary source of income. before the accident, fabian was planning his finances. which goal of his financial plan would fabian in getting through without pay for the next three months? the goal that requires the creation of a/an would fabian get through the next three months without pay.

Amanufacturer has paid an engineering firm $200,000 to design a new plant, and it will cost another $2 million to build the plant. in the meantime, however, the manufacturer has learned of a foreign company that offers to build an equivalent plant for $2,100,000. what should the manufacturer do?