Luis has a biweekly gross pay of $770 and claims 2 federal withholding allowances. Luis has all of the following deductions from
his gross pay: federal tax from the following table 2007-02-03-00-00_files/i0180000.jpg Social Security tax that is 6.2% of his gross pay Medicare tax that is 1.45% of his gross pay state tax that is 19% of his federal tax Determine how Luis’ net pay will be affected if he increases his federal withholding allowances from 2 to 3. a. His net pay will decrease by $19.00. b. His net pay will increase by $19.00. c. His net pay will decrease by $22.61. d. His net pay will increase by $22.61.
With composition of functions (as with the order of operations) we perform what is inside of the parentheses first. So, g(3)=2(3)+2=8 and then f(8)=24.