Donohue Professional Services has three employees-a consultant, a computer progr

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Donohue Professional Services has three employees-a consultant, a computer programmer, and an administrator. The following payroll information is available for each employee: Computer Programmer $32 per hour 1.5 times hourly rate Consultant Administrator $44 per hour Regular earnings rate Overtime earnings rate Number of withholding allowances For the current pay period, the computer programmer worked 60 hours and the administrator worked 50 hours. The federal income tax withheld for all three employees, who are single, can be determined by adding $340.44 to 28% of the difference between the employee's amount subject to withholding and $1,687.00. Assume further that the social security tax rate was 696, the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%, and one withholding allowance is $70 $2,410 per week Not applicable 2 times hourly rate Determine the gross pay and the net pay for each of the three employees for the current pay period. Assume the normal working hours in a week are 40 hours. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Consultant Computer Programmer Administrator Gross pay Net pay

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Calculation of Gross Pay and Net Pay (Amount in $)

*Calculation of Federal income tax (Amount in $)

Particulars Consultant Computer Programmer Administrator Regular earnings (A) 2,410 ($32 per hour*40 hrs) = 1,280 ($44 per hour*40 hrs) = 1,760   Overtime Earnings (B) - [(60-40)hrs*$32*1.5] = 960 [(50-40)hrs*$44*1.5] = 660 Gross Pay (C = A+B) 2,410 2,240 2,420 Social Security tax (D = C*6%) 144.6 134.4 145.2 Medicare tax (E = C*1.5%) 36.15 33.6 36.3 Federal Income tax* (F) 484.08 456.08 526.08 Net Pay (C-D-E-F) 1,745.17 1,615.92 1,712.42

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