Renee and David plan to file taxes as married filing jointly. They have a combined taxable income of $51,325. Use the table to determine the amount of tax due, and calculate their effective tax rate, rounding to the nearest tenth. Their amount of tax due is $___, and their effective tax rate is ___%.

You are in the market for a new refrigerator for your company’s lounge, and you have narrowed the search down to two models. the energy efficient model sells for $700 and will save you $45 at the end of each of the next five years in electricity costs. the standard model has features similar to the energy efficient model but provides no future saving in electricity costs. it is priced at only $500. assuming your opportunity cost of funds is 6 percent, which refrigerator should you purchase