document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063351>Question 1063351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (See Week 2 Lecture page “Piecewise-Defined Functions” for a starting point.)   Income tax in a particular country is calculated according to the following rate schedule: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5% on the first $19,000 of income <BR>\n" );
document.write( "13% on the next $28,000 of income <BR>\n" );
document.write( "21% on any further income <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. How much income tax should be paid by someone making $31,300? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. How much income tax should be paid by someone making $71,900? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Construct a piecewise function that gives the tax for $x of income </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #678471 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=678471\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> $31,300 is partitioned into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$19,000@ 5%=$950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$12,300@ 13%=$1599<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total is $2549.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For $71,900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$19,000 @5%=$950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$28,000@12%=$3360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$24,900@21%=$5229<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total=$9539.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For x<= $19,000, it is 0.05x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For $19,000 < x < =$47,000, it is $950+ 0.13(x-19,000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For x> $47,000, it is $4310+0.21 (x-47,000) </SPAN>\n" );
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