Numeracy Higher June 2022 Unit 2 Q5
5. Last year, Khalida paid 2400 dollars income tax.
The tax bands were as follows.
| Band | Taxable income | Tax rate |
|---|---|---|
| Personal allowance | Up to 5000 dollars | 0% |
| Basic rate | 5000 dollars to 25 000 dollars | 20% |
Calculate Khalida’s income before the deduction of tax. [4]
Khalida’s income was ………… dollars
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (Income taxed at Basic rate) 2400 × 100 ÷ 20 or 2400 ÷ 0.2 or 2400 × 5 or equivalent | M1 | May be seen in stages Allow for sight of, e.g.
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| 12000 (dollars) | A1 | Allow an embedded answer e.g.12000 × 0.2 = 2400 Accept if found by trial and improvement or reverse working for M1 A1, e.g.
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| (Khalida’s income) 12000 + 5000 | M1 | FT their derived 12000’ provided 2400 < ‘their 12000’ < 20000, i.e. ‘their income taxed at Basic rate’ + 5000 |
| 17000 (dollars) | A1 | Mark final answer. The answer given in the answer space takes precedence. |