To determine the amount of state tax Selina owes, we will follow these steps:
1. Identify Selina's federal tax contribution:
We need to locate her gross pay in the federal tax table provided.
- Selina's gross pay for two weeks is \[tex]$840.
- According to the federal tax table, for wages between \$[/tex]840 and \[tex]$860 with 0 withholdings (because she claims one exemption), the federal tax withheld is \$[/tex]98.
2. Calculate the state tax rate:
Selina's state tax deduction is provided as [tex]\(21 \%\)[/tex] of her federal tax contribution.
3. Compute the state tax owed:
[tex]\[
\text{State Tax Owed} = \text{Federal Tax Withheld} \times \text{State Tax Rate}
\][/tex]
[tex]\[
\text{State Tax Owed} = \$98 \times 0.21
\][/tex]
[tex]\[
\text{State Tax Owed} = \$20.58
\][/tex]
Thus, Selina owes \[tex]$20.58 in state taxes.
Given the provided options:
a. \$[/tex]16.17
b. \[tex]$16.80
c. \$[/tex]32.34
d. \[tex]$33.60
None of these options are correct, given that the correct answer based on the provided calculations is \( \boxed{\$[/tex]20.58} \).
