Reference no: EM132554906
N Company has an agreement to pay the sales manager a bonus if 5% if the entity's earnings. The income for the year before bonus and tax is 5,250,000. The income tax rate is 30% of income after bonus.
Required
Question 1: Show the solution on how the Bonus is computed. (Refer to the formula)
1. Bonus is a certain percent of income before bonus and before tax. 262,500
2. Bonus is a certain percent of income after bonus but before tax. 250,000
3. Bonus is a certain percent of income after bonus and after tax. 177,536
4. Bonus is a certain percent of income after tax but before bonus. 186,548
Formula:
I = Income before bonus and before tax
B = Bonus
T = Tax- tax is usually computed by multiplying income after bonus x tax rate
r = % of bonus
1. Bonus is expressed as a certain percent of income before bonus and before tax
B = I x r
2. Bonus is expressed as a certain percent of income after bonus but before tax.
B = (I-B)r
3. Bonus is expressed as a certain percent of income after bonus and after tax
B = (I-B-T)r
T = (I-B)tax rate
4. Bonus is expressed as a certain percent of income after tax but before bonus
B = (I-T)r
T = (I-B)tax rate