The following federal tax table is for biweekly earnings of a single person. A 9-column table with 7 rows is shown. Column 1 is labeled If the wages are at least with entries 720, 740, 760, 780, 800, 820, 840. Column 2 is labeled But less than with entries 740, 760, 780, 800, 820, 840, 860. Column 3 is labeled And the number of withholding allowances is 0, the amount of income tax withheld is, with entries 80, 83, 86, 89, 92, 95, 98. Column 4 is labeled And the number of withholding allowances is 1, the amount of income tax withheld is, with entries 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80. Column 5 is labeled And the number of withholding allowances is 2, the amount of income tax withheld is, with entries 44, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62. Column 6 is labeled And the number of withholding allowances is 3, the amount of income tax withheld is, with entries 26, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43. Column 7 is labeled And the number of withholding allowances is 4, the amount of income tax withheld is, with entries 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26. Column 8 is labeled And the number of withholding allowances is 5, the amount of income tax withheld is, with entries 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13. Column 9 is labeled And the number of withholding allowances is 6, the amount of income tax withheld is, with entries 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1.
A single person earns a gross biweekly salary of $840 and claims 5 exemptions. How will federal taxes affect his net pay?
a.
Federal taxes will not affect the net pay.
b.
Net pay will increase $11 from the gross pay.
c.
Net pay will decrease $11 from the gross pay.
d.
Net pay will decrease $13 from the gross pay.