Gary Marks Is Paid on a Monthly Basis

Multiple Choice

Gary Marks is paid on a monthly basis. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $8,288. FICA tax for Social Security is 6.2% on the first $118,500 of earnings each calendar year and the FICA tax for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The 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 amount of Federal Income Tax withheld from his earnings was $1,375.17. What is the amount of the employer's payroll taxes expenses for this employee?

A) $2,009.21
B) $1,131.31
C) $2,506.48
D) $420.00
E) $1,054.04