This was 9 or 8 months ago and no one answered the question
a)
his income must be "x" which is the 100%, and we would know that 0.2% of that is 12.37.

b)
his income must be "x" which is the 100%, and we would know that 2% of that is 12.37.

btw he's not making much either way.
4.5x - 9.5 > 62.5
4.5x > 62.5 + 9.5
4.5x > 72
x > 72/4.5
x > 16 <==
Answer: C
It’s going down by the same rate of change, 2.