An Employer's Total Payroll-Related Costs Always Exceed the Wages and Salaries

question 167

Multiple Choice

An employer's total payroll-related costs always exceed the wages and salaries earned by employees by:

• A) Amounts withheld from employees' pay.
• B) Payroll taxes and mandated programs such as workers' compensation insurance.
• C) 50%.
• D) None of the above. Employers' payroll-related costs actually are less than the gross wages and salaries earned by employees, because of amounts withheld from employees' checks.

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