document.write( "Question 255555: According to Bruce Harrell, CPA, the
\n" ); document.write( "federal income tax for a class C corporation is found by
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\n" ); document.write( "the amount x of federal tax is deducted before the state tax
\n" ); document.write( "is figured, and the amount of state tax is deducted before
\n" ); document.write( "the federal tax is figured. To find the amount of federal tax
\n" ); document.write( "for a corporation with a taxable income of $200,000, for
\n" ); document.write( "which the federal tax rate is 25% and the state tax rate is
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\n" ); document.write( "x=0.25[200,000-0.10(200,000-x)] \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #187788 by richwmiller(17219) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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My guess is that you copied the equation wrong.
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