Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: mr . hernandez , who was a resident of state x for only 8 months last year , had a taxable income of $ 22,500 for the year . if the state tax rate were 10 percent of the year ’ s taxable income prorated for the proportion of the year during which the taxpayer was a resident , what would be the amount of mr . hernandez ’ s state x tax for last year ? 
Options: a ) $ 1500 , b ) $ 1720 , c ) $ 1600 , d ) $ 1300 , e ) $ 1160
Output (English): a