Table 12-7 The Following Table Shows the Marginal Tax Rates for Unmarried

Multiple Choice

Table 12-7
The following table shows the marginal tax rates for unmarried individuals for two years.
-Refer to Table 12-7. For an individual who earned $35,000 in taxable income in both years, which of the following describes the change in the individual's average tax rate between the two years?

A) The average tax rate increased from 2009 to 2010.
B) The average tax rate decreased from 2009 to 2010.
C) The average tax rate remained constant from 2009 to 2010.
D) The change in the average tax rate cannot be determined for the two tax schedules shown.