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Mike and Julie Bedard are a working couple. They will file a joint income tax return. This year, they have the following taxable income: 1. $125,000 from salary and wages (ordinary income) 2. $1,000 in interest income 3. $3,000 in dividend income 4. $2,000 in profit from sale of a stock they purchased 2 years ago 5. $2,000 in profit from a stock they purchased this year and sold this year

Use the federal income tax rates given in Table 1.2 to work this problem. a. How much will Mike and Julie pay in federal income taxes on 2 above? b. How much will Mike and Julie pay in federal income taxes on 3 above? (Note: Remember that dividend income and ordinary income are taxed differently.) c. How much will Mike and Julie pay in federal income taxes on 4 above? d. How much will Mike and Julie pay in federal income taxes on 5 above?