Question

Joe makes an hourly salary of $8.10 for 40 regular hours of work. For each hour worked over 40 hours, he is paid at a rate of $12.15 per hour. Last week Joe worked 45 hours. He has withholdings of social security tax (6.2%), medicare tax (1.45%), federal tax ($61.12), state tax ($21.03), city tax ($6.01), pension ($4.12), disability insurance ($1.31), medical insurance ($13.05), and dental insurance ($5.46).
a. What is Joe’s Medicare tax deduction?
b. What is Joe’s Social Security deduction?
c. What is Joe’s Medicare tax deduction?
d. Joe’s other deductions are: federal tax 21.03, city tax 4.12, disability insurance 13.05, and dental insurance $5.46.
What are Joe’s total deductions for this pay period?
e. What is Joe’s net pay for this pay period?
f. If Joe pays the same amount for medical insurance each weekly pay period, what is his annual premium?
g. Does Joe receive time-and-a-half, double-time, or triple-time for each hour of overtime?

Answer 1

Answer:

a. What is Joe’s Medicare tax deduction?

• $384.75 x 1.45% = $5.58

b. What is Joe’s Social Security deduction?

• $384.75 x 6.2% = $23.85

c. What is Joe’s Medicare tax deduction?

• $384.75 x 1.45% = $5.58

d. Joe’s other deductions are: federal tax 21.03, city tax 4.12, disability insurance 13.05, and dental insurance $5.46.

What are Joe’s total deductions for this pay period?

• $23.85 + $5.58 + $21.03 + $4.12 + $13.05 + $5.46 = $73.09

e. What is Joe’s net pay for this pay period?

• $384.75 - $73.09 = $311.66

f. If Joe pays the same amount for medical insurance each weekly pay period, what is his annual premium?

• $13.05 x 52 = $678.60

g. Does Joe receive time-and-a-half, double-time, or triple-time for each hour of overtime?

• time and a half

Explanation:

total gross salary = (40 x $8.10) + (5 x $12.15) = $384.75