Part 1: In 2015, a person working in the United States paid 10%income tax for income up to $9225. Income between $9226 and $37,450 was taxed at 15%. Suppose John earns $9225. How much of his earnings does John take home after taxes?
Part 2: If he were to get a raise, and John's entire check was taxed at 15% how much more would he need to earn to take home more than his current take-home pay?

Linda and ralph have signed a contract to purchase a home. the closing date is april 27, and the buyer owns the property on the day of closing. the selling price of the home is $782,500. linda and ralph obtained a fixed-rate mortgage from a bank for $685,000 at 7.35% interest. the seller has already paid $14,578.15 in property taxes for the coming year. how much will linda and ralph owe in prorated expenses? (3 points) $64,925.65 $34,347.06 $10,496.82 $9,945.06