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An employee receives an hourly rate of $25, with time and a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 during a week. Payroll data for the current week are as follows: hours worked, 46 federal income tax withheld, $350; cumulative earnings for year prior to current week, $99,700; social security tax rate, 6.0% on maximum of $100,000; and Medicare tax rate, 1.5% on all earnings. What is the net amount to be paid the employee?
a. $857.00
b. $838.62
c. $875.00
d. $1,133.14
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To calculate the net amount to be paid to the employee, we need to consider the various deductions and additional earnings.
First, let's calculate the regular pay for the employee. The employee worked for 46 hours, which includes 6 hours of overtime (46 - 40). The regular pay for 40 hours is 40 * $25 = $1000. The overtime pay for 6 hours is 6 * (25 * 1.5) = $225. So the total regular pay for the week is $1000 + $225 = $1225.
Next, let's calculate the deductions. The federal income tax withheld is $350. We need to deduct this from the total regular pay.
$1225 - $350 = $875
Now, let's calculate the social security and Medicare taxes. The social security tax rate is 6.0% on a maximum of $100,000. However, the employee's earnings for the year prior to the current week are $99,700, which is below the maximum. So we need to calculate the social security tax only on the employee's earnings for the current week.
The social security tax for the current week is 6.0% of $1225 = 0.06 * $1225 = $73.50.
The Medicare tax rate is 1.5% on all earnings. So the Medicare tax for the current week is 1.5% of $1225 = 0.015 * $1225 = $18.38.
Now, subtract the social security and Medicare taxes from the remaining amount after deducting the federal income tax withheld:
$875 - $73.50 - $18.38 = $783.12
Therefore, the net amount to be paid to the employee is approximately $783.12.
However, none of the provided options matches this amount exactly. Please check your calculations or provide more accurate options to choose from.