Greger Peterson Is a Senior Manager at a Public Accounting

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Multiple Choice

Greger Peterson is a senior manager at a public accounting firm making a base salary of $180,000 a year ($15,000 per month) .Employers are required to withhold a 6.2% Social Security tax up to a maximum base amount and a 1.45% Medicare tax with no maximum.Assuming the Social Security maximum base amount is $118,500,how much will be withheld during the year for Greger's Social Security and Medicare.

• A)$2,610.
• B)$9,957.
• C)$13,770.

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