Brad's gross pay for the month is $15,400. his deduction for federal income tax is based on a rate of 18%. he has no voluntary deductions. his year-to-date pay is under the limit for oasdi. what is brad's net pay? (assume a ficalong dashoasdi tax of 6.2% and ficalong dashmedicare tax of 1.45%. do not round any intermediate calculations, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?