An Employee Receives an Hourly Wage Rate of $15, with Time

question 147

Multiple Choice

An employee receives an hourly wage rate of $15, with time and a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 during the week. Payroll data for the current week are as follows: hours worked, 46; federal income tax withheld, $110; cumulative earnings for the year prior to this week, $24,500; social security tax rate, 6.0%; Medicare tax rate, 1.5%; state unemployment compensation tax, 3.4% on the first $7,000; and federal unemployment compensation tax, 0.8% on the first $7,000. What is the net amount to be paid to the employee?

• A) $569.88
• B) $539.00
• C) $625.00
• D) $544.88

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