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Exercise 9

Avg difficulty 2.5

Fredrick is concerned about the effect of a raise on his taxes. He's getting a raise of $3,000, putting him into a higher tax bracket by $1,000 dollars. He's concerned about his entire income being taxed at 22% instead of 12%. Should he be concerned? Why or why not?

Lee et al., Math in Society, §2.5 Income Taxes, Exercise 9

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