Ben's Mentoring Had the Following Information for the Pay Period

question 67

Short Answer

Ben's Mentoring had the following information for the pay period ending September 30: Assume:
FICA-OASDI applied to the first $128,400 at a rate of 6.2%.
FICA-Medicare applied at a rate of 1.45%.
FUTA applied to the first $7,000 at a rate of 0.8%.
SUTA applied to the first $7,000 at a rate of 5.6%.
State income tax is 3.8%.
Employees contribute to their retirement fund at a rate of 5.5% of their gross earnings.
-Compute the total deductions.

Determine how monopolistic firms calculate marginal revenue and use it to make production decisions.

Assess the role of patents and technology in establishing and maintaining monopolies.

Understand the concept of natural monopoly and its causes.

Recognize the differences in market power and pricing strategies between perfectly competitive firms and monopolies.

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