In the city of King’s Landing, Bronn lives and works as a sell-sword (someone who is willing to fight with his sword for pay). His most recent client, Tyrion Lannister, has been very generous this year (2024) offering $25,000 per fight already for each of his first two fights this year. So, in total, he has earned $50,000 so far. However, Tyrion recently approached Bronn offering an additional $50,000 if he would be willing to fight Gregore Clegane the next day (still in 2024). This would be Bronn’s third fight for the year. Assume Bronn files as a single taxpayer and that whatever he receives from Tyrion constitutes his taxable income.
Bronn will only take the third (extra) fight if the additional pay he receives for the fight exceeds the additional tax he has to pay by $38,000 because he believes Gregore is a very tough opponent. In other words, he will only take the job if the additional after-tax pay ($50,000 less the additional tax on the new $50,000 of pay) is greater than $38,000. Ignoring your answers to part a., assume that Bronn's total tax is $8,150 when he does not take the extra fight and $21,830 when he does take the extra fight.
Fill in the blank: Bronn's additional after-tax pay with these assumptions is $___________.