An Employee Earned $62,500 During the Year Working for an Employer.The

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Multiple Choice

An employee earned $62,500 during the year working for an employer.The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $127,200 of employee earnings per calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings.The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%,and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%.Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay.What is the amount of total unemployment taxes the employee must pay?

• A)$42.00
• B)$56.00
• C)$378.00
• D)$420.00
• E)$0.00

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