Scot and Vidia, married taxpayers, earn $90,400 in taxable income and $5,000 in interest from an investment in City of Tampa bonds. (Use the U. S. tax rate schedule for married filing jointly). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)a. If Scot and Vidia earn an additional $81,000 of taxable income, what is their marginal tax rate on this income?b. How would your answer differ if they, instead, had $81,000 of additional deductions?

a) Since Scot and Vidia's ordinary income = $90,400 + $81,000 = $171,400, their marginal tax rate will be 24%, and they will owe $29,211 + [($171,400 - $171,500) x 24%] = $29,295 in taxes

They will also have to pay 15% of $5,000 (capital gains) = $750

b) Since Scot and Vidia's ordinary income = $90,400 - $81,000 = $9,400, their marginal tax rate will be 10%, and they will owe $9,400 in taxes

They will also have to pay 15% of $5,000 (capital gains) = $750

mauve company permits employees to occasionally use the copying machine for personal purposes