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During the First Week of January,an Employee Works 46 Hours

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During the first week of January,an employee works 46 hours.For this company,workers earn 150% of their regular rate for hours in excess of 40 per week.Her pay rate is $16 per hour,and her wages are subject to no deductions other than FICA Social Security,FICA Medicare,and federal income taxes.The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $127,200 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 $80 in federal income taxes withheld.What is the amount of this employee's net pay for the first week of January?


A) $784.00
B) $139.98
C) $724.02
D) $644.02
E) $923.98

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