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

question 155

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 first week of the calendar year. Payroll data for the first week of the calendar year are as follows: hours worked, 48; federal income tax withheld, $120; social security tax rate, 6%; and Medicare tax rate, 1.5%; state unemployment tax, 5.4% on the first $7,000; federal unemployment tax, 0.8% on the first $7,000. What is the net amount to be paid to the employee?

• A) $568.74
• B) $601.50
• C) $660.00
• D) $574.90

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