In 2015, Jill, age 35, received a job offer with two alternative compensation pa
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In 2015, Jill, age 35, received a job offer with two alternative compensation packages to choose from. The first package offers her $96,000 annual salary with no qualified fringe benefits, requires her to pay $4,200 a year for parking, and will purchase life insurance at a cost of $1,850. The second package offers $86,000 annual salary, employer-provided health insurance, annual free parking (worth $320 per month), $225,000 of life insurance (purchasing on her own would have been $1,850 annually), and free flight benefits (she figures that it will save her $6,800 per year). If Jill chooses the first package, she would purchase health and life insurance benefits at $6,150 and $1,850, respectively, annually after taxes and spend another $6,800 in flights while traveling. Assume her marginal tax rate is 28 percent. (Use Exhibit 12-10.)
a-1. Which compensation package should she choose?
Answer: Package 2
How much would she benefit in after-tax dollars by choosing this compensation package instead of the other compensation package? (Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
After-Tax Dollar:
b-1. Assume the first package offers $113,000 salary with no qualified benefits instead of $96,000 salary plus benefits. Which compensation package should she choose?
Answer: Package 2
How much would she benefit in after-tax dollars by choosing this package? (Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
After-Tax Dollar:
a-1. Which compensation package should she choose?
Answer: Package 2
a-2.How much would she benefit in after-tax dollars by choosing this compensation package instead of the other compensation package? (Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
After-Tax Dollar:
EXHIBIT 12-10 Uniform Premiums for $1,000 of Group-Term Life Insurance Protection Cost per $1,000 of Protection for One Month 5-year Age Bracket $0.05 06 08 09 Under 25 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 and above .15 23 43 1.27 2.06Explanation / Answer
a-1. Which compensation package should she choose?
Jill is better off by $12,261 by choosing Package 2. Option 2 ($62,381) has a higher after-tax value than Package 1 ($50,120). So Jill would be better off taking Package 2
a-2 How much would she benefit in after-tax dollars by choosing this compensation package instead of the other compensation package?
b-1. Assume the first package offers $113,000 salary with no qualified benefits instead of $96,000 salary plus benefits. Which compensation package should she choose?
Jill is better off by $21 by choosing Package 2. Package 2 ($62,381) still has a higher after-tax value than Option 1 ($62,360). So Jill would be better off taking Package2
How much would she benefit in after-tax dollars by choosing this package
Package 1 Package 2 Salary $ 96,000.00 $86,000.00 Icludible health $ - $ - Insurance $ - $ - Includible life insurance $ - $ 320.00 Includible parking $ - $ 320.00 Includible flight benefits $ - $ - (1-0.28) (1-0.28) ATCF from salary $ 69,120.00 $62,380.80 Cost of health insurance $ (6,150) 0 Cost of parking $ (4,200) 0 Cost of life insurance $ (1,850) 0 Cost of flights $ (6,800) 0 After tax dollars $ 50,120.00 $62,380.80 $12,261Related Questions
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