The table below shows labor income for four individuals and the amount each has paid in income taxes. Labor Income, Tax Paid, and Average Tax Rate Individual        Labor Income (dollars)    Tax Paid (dollars)    Average Tax Rate (percent) Samantha               $45,000                              $3,600                         ________% Charles                       65,000                                6,500                          ________% Amanda                    82,000                              13,120                          ________% Young                      110,000                           119,800                          ________%   Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number. Complete the table above by calculating the average tax rate paid by each individual. Is the income tax depicted here progressive, regressive, or proportional?   ____ The income tax is progressive. ____ The income tax is proportional. ____ The income tax is regressive.

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The table below shows labor income for four individuals and the amount each has paid in income taxes.

Labor Income, Tax Paid, and Average Tax Rate

Individual        Labor Income (dollars)    Tax Paid (dollars)    Average Tax Rate (percent)

Samantha               $45,000                              $3,600                         ________%

Charles                       65,000                                6,500                          ________%

Amanda                    82,000                              13,120                          ________%

Young                      110,000                           119,800                          ________%

 

Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.

  1. Complete the table above by calculating the average tax rate paid by each individual.
  2. Is the income tax depicted here progressive, regressive, or proportional?

 

____ The income tax is progressive.

____ The income tax is proportional.

____ The income tax is regressive.

 

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