In 2015, Jill, age 35, received a job offer with two alternative compensation packages to choose from. The first package offers her $125,000 annual salary with no qualified fringe benefits, requires her to pay $3,200 a year for parking and will purchase life insurance at a cost of $2,100. The second package offers $115,000 annual salary, employer-provided health insurance, annual free parking (worth $310 per month), $212,000 of life insurance (purchasing on her own would have been $2,100 annually), and free flight benefits (she figures that it will save her $6,250 per year). If Jill chooses the first package, she would purchase health and life insurance benefits at $5,500 and $2,100, respectively, annually after taxes and spend another $6,250 in flights while traveling. Assume her marginal tax rate is 28 percent.

5-year Age Bracket Cost per $1,000 of Protection for One Month
Under 25 $0.05
25 to 29 0.06
30 to 34 0.08
35 to 39 0.09
40 to 44 0.10
45 to 49 0.15
50 to 54 0.23
55 to 59 0.43
60 to 64 0.66
65 to 69 1.27
70 and above 2.06

a-1. Which compensation package should she choose?

a-2. How much would she benefit in after-tax dollars by choosing this compensation package instead of the other compensation package?

b-1. Assume the first package offers $138,000 salary with no qualified benefits instead of $125,000 salary plus benefits. Which compensation package should she choose?

b-2. How much would she benefit in after-tax dollars by choosing this package?