
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In a certain region, the rate of taxation is half the amount of the income in thousands: that is, $\frac{x}{2}\%$ tax rate for an income of $x$ thousand dollars. What income, in dollars, will yield the highest take-home pay?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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