An Employee Earns $5,500 Per Month Working for an Employer

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An employee earns $5,500 per month working for an employer.The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings.The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%,and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%.Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay.The employee has $182 in federal income taxes withheld.The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $150 and contributes $75 to a retirement plan each month.What is the amount of net pay for the employee for the month of January? (Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.)

• A) $4,827.00
• B) $4,672.25
• C) $4,628.25
• D) $4,386.25
• E) $4,430.25

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