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Selina claims single having one exemption. Her state tax deduction is 21% of her federal tax contribution. Calculate the amount of state tax Selina owes if her gross pay for two weeks is [tex]\$840[/tex]. The following federal tax table is for biweekly earnings of a single person.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{ If the wages are - } & \multicolumn{11}{|c|}{ And the number of withholding allowances claimed is - } \\
\hline \multirow{2}{}{ At least } & \multirow{2}{}{\begin{tabular}{l}
But less \\
than
\end{tabular}} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & $10+$ \\
\hline & & \multicolumn{11}{|c|}{ The amount of income tax withheld is - } \\
\hline 720 & 740 & 80 & 62 & 44 & 26 & 14 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 740 & 760 & 83 & 65 & 47 & 28 & 16 & 3 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 760 & 780 & 86 & 68 & 50 & 31 & 18 & 5 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 780 & 800 & 89 & 71 & 53 & 34 & 20 & 7 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 800 & 820 & 92 & 74 & 56 & 37 & 22 & 9 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 820 & 840 & 95 & 77 & 59 & 40 & 24 & 11 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline 840 & 860 & 98 & 80 & 62 & 43 & 26 & 13 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

a. [tex]\$16.17[/tex]
b. [tex]\[tex]$16.80[/tex]
c. [tex]\$[/tex]32.34[/tex]
d. [tex]\$33.60[/tex]



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To calculate the amount of state tax Selina owes, we need to follow these steps:

1. Identify her gross pay and withholding allowances:
- Selina's gross pay for two weeks is [tex]$840. - She claims one withholding allowance. 2. Determine the federal tax contribution: - From the provided federal tax table, for a biweekly gross pay between $[/tex]820 and [tex]$840, the federal tax withheld for someone with one withholding allowance is $[/tex]77.

3. Calculate the state tax deduction:
- Selina's state tax deduction is 21% of her federal tax contribution.
- Therefore, the state tax owed is:
[tex]\[ \text{State tax owed} = 21\% \times \$77 \][/tex]
- Converting 21% to a decimal gives 0.21.
- Multiplying:
[tex]\[ \text{State tax owed} = 0.21 \times 77 = 16.17 \][/tex]

Thus, the amount of state tax Selina owes is [tex]\(\$16.17\)[/tex].

The correct answer is:
a. [tex]$\$[/tex]16.17$

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