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The state of Michigan had a 2004 flat tax rate of 3.9% of taxable income.a. Find the tax o...

The state of Michigan had a 2004 flat tax rate of 3.9% of taxable income.

a. Find the tax owed on a taxable income of $5700. Compare this value to the tax owed on the same amount in the state of Connecticut (found in Exercise 23)


b. Find the tax owed on a taxable income of $43,000. Compare this value to the tax owed on the same amount in the state of Connecticut (found in Exercise 23).


c. Write a formula defining a linear function T(I) that gives tax owed in Michigan as a function of taxable income.


d. For what incomes would a taxpayer in Michigan pay more tax than a comparable taxpayer in Connecticut? For what incomes would the Michigan taxpayer pay less?

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 2.3