Lisa Ramos Has a Regular Hourly Rate of $12

question 42

Multiple Choice

Lisa Ramos has a regular hourly rate of $12.75. In a week when she worked 40 hours and had deductions of $67.00 for federal income tax, $31.62 for social security tax, and $7.40 for Medicare tax, her net pay was

• A)$616.02
• B)$403.98
• C)$510.00
• D)$106.02

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