Use the following federal tax table for biweekly earnings of a single person to help answer the question below. 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.
Mario has gross biweekly earnings of $784.21. By claiming 1 more withholding allowance, Mario would have $13 more in his take home pay. How many withholding allowances does Mario currently claim?
a.
3
b.
4
c.
5
d.
6