The Following Totals for the Month of February Were Taken

Essay

The following totals for the month of February were taken from the payroll register of Arcon Company:? $\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{lr}\text { Salaries expense } & \$ 13,000 \\\text { Social security and Medicare taxes withheld } & 975 \\\text { Income taxes withheld } & 2,600 \\\text { Retirement savings } & 500 \\\text { Salaries subject to federal and state unemployment } & 4,000\end{array}\\\text { taxes of } 6.2 \%\end{array}$ (a) How much is the total payroll tax expense for Arcon Company for this payroll?
(b) Assume that the monthly salaries expense remains the same for the entire year and no employees are hired or fired during that time. Based on what you learned in Chapter 11 about payroll taxes, do you expect the total payroll tax expense to stay the same every month? Explain.