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ngagenow.com/ilrn/takeAssignment/takeAssignmentMain.do?invoker-&takeAssignmentsessionLocator-assignment-take;&inprogress-false; nent # eBook Calculate Payroll An employee earns $16 per hour and 1.5 times that rate for all hours in excess of 40 hours per week. Assume that the employee worked 50 hours during the week, and that the gross pay prior to the current week totaled $23,200. Assume further that the social security tax rate was 6.0%, the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%, and federal income tax to be withheld was $211 a. Determine the gross pay for the week. If applicable, round your final answer to two decimal places. b. Determine the net pay for the week.Explanation / Answer
a. Gross Pay for the week:- (Normal working hours*Normal pay rate)+(Overtime working hours*overtime pay rate)
= (40*16)+(10*24)
=$880
=> Overtime payrate= Normal payrate*1.5
= $16*1.5
= $24
b.Net pay for the week:- (Gross Pay- Social Security tax- Medicare Tax- Federal income tax)
=($880-$52.8-$13.2-$211)
=$603
Calcualtion of -Social security tax:- $880*6% =$52.8
-Medicare Tax:- $880*1.5% =$13.2
- Federal income tax =$211(given)
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