A special municipal payroll tax charges not tax on a payroll less than $250,000 and only 0.1% on a company’s payroll above $250,000. If Belfried Industries paid $200 in this special municipal payroll tax, then they must have had a payroll of Choose the correct choice from the following options.
A) $450,000  B) $202,000  C) $220,000  D) $400,000  E) $2,200,000
ANSWER : A , ( with different approach) :   The 200 paid is 0.1% of the additional amount above 250,000. Let it be X   Now 0.1% of X = 200   Therefore X= 200,000   Total = 250,000 + X= 450,000
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A special municipal payroll tax charges not tax on a payroll less than $250,000 and only 0.1% on a company’s payroll above $250,000. If Belfried Industries paid $200 in this special municipal payroll tax, then they must have had a payroll of