Mission Company Has Three Employees $\text { The company is subject to the following taxes: }$

question 4

Multiple Choice

Mission Company has three employees: $\begin{array}{l}&\text { Gross Pay through July}&\text { Gross Pay for August }\\\text { Smith } & \$ 3,200 & \$ 1,000 \\\text { Cain } & 25,800 & 3,500 \\\text { Clark } & 94,600 & 13,100\end{array}$
$\text { The company is subject to the following taxes: }$ $$\begin{array} { l c l } \text { Tax } & \text { Rate } & \text { Applied To } \\\text { FICA-Social Security } & 6.20 \% & \text { First } \$ 106,800 \\\text { FICA-Medicare } & 1.45 & \text { All gross pay } \\\text { FUTA } & .80 & \text { First } \$ 7,000 \\\text { SUTA } & 5.40 & \text { First } \$ 7,000\end{array}$$ What are Mission Company's total August payroll taxes for Clark?

• A) $ 946.35
• B) $1,002.15
• C) $1,814.35
• D) $6,234.75
• E) $812.20

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Single-Price

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