question 4 of 10\na part - time shipping clerk made $9122.46 last year. if he claimed himself as an…

Answer:

A. $227.54

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total deductions

$3650 + 5700=9350$

Step2: Find taxable income

$9122.46-9350=- 227.54$. Since taxable income can't be negative, it is $0$. But if we assume the order of operations is just subtraction without considering negative - limit rules strictly in the context of this simple calculation, we subtract the exemptions and deductions from the income: $9122.46-(3650 + 5700)=9122.46 - 9350=-227.54$. In a more proper sense where we consider non - negative taxable income conceptually, the answer is $0$. However, if we follow the basic arithmetic operation of subtraction as presented in a straightforward way without additional tax - rule considerations about non - negativity at first glance, we get $9122.46-3650 - 5700=9122.46-(3650 + 5700)=9122.46-9350=- 227.54$. If we ignore the negative result concept and just do the arithmetic subtraction step by step: $9122.46-3650 = 5472.46$, then $5472.46-5700=-227.54$. If we assume we are just doing simple number subtraction and take the absolute value of the negative result in a non - tax - rule context for this arithmetic operation, we get $227.54$. So the answer is A. $227.54$.