Whitewave foods, producer of brands such as silk soymilk, specializes in manufacturing innovative and nutritious food products. silk soymilk was first launched in 1996 and is committed to the health of its customers, as well as the health of the planet. at silk, they have offset all of their energy consumption with wind power, preventing over 16,000 tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere each year. silk soymilk is made from a mixture of organic and natural, non-genetically-modified soybeans, reducing the amount of pesticides in the air, soil, and water. since 2002 they have been sponsoring the farmaid concert, whose mission is to keep family farmers on their land and ensure a safe, healthy food supply for all americans. refer to scenario 4.2. silk soymilk's sponsorship of the farmaid concert is best thought of as an example of its

2. taxes paid for a given income level rosa is getting ready to do her taxes. she is single and lives in denver. rosa earned $60,000 in taxable income in 2015. she reviews the following table, which shows the irs tax rates for a single taxpayer in 2015. on annual taxable the tax rate (percent) up to $9,225 10.0 from $9,225 to $37,450 15.0 from $37,450 to $90,750 25.0 from $90,750 to $189,300 28.0 from $189,300 to $411,500 33.0 from $411,500 to $413,200 35.0 over $413,200 39.6 based on the irs table, rosa calculates that her marginal tax rate is when her annual taxable income is $60,000. rosa calculates that she owes in income taxes for 2015. rosa then calculates that her average tax rate is , based on the annual income level and the amount of taxes she owes for 2015. after figuring out what she owes in taxes in 2015, rosa decides to ask an accountant for tax advice. the accountant claims that he has found a legal way to shelter $4,000 of taxable income from the federal government. the maximum amount that rosa is willing to pay to learn this strategy and reduce her taxable income by $4,000 is . (hint: sheltering some income means finding a legal way to avoid being charged income tax on that income. for example, someone who has $50,000 in taxable income and shelters $10,000 pays income tax on only $40,000.)