Question

Ms. Franco earned $709.54 in net pay for working 25 hours. She paid $87.45 in federal and state taxes, and $38.45 in FICA taxes.

Answer 1

Answer:

The hourly wage of Ms. Franco is $28.38 .

Option (B) is correct .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

Ms. Franco earned $709.54 in net pay for working 25 hours.

Thus

$Hourly\ wage\ of\ Ms. France = \frac{Total\ wage}{Total\ number\ of\ hours}$

Putting values in the above

$Hourly\ wage\ of\ Ms. France = \frac{709.54}{25}$

Hourly wage = $ 28.38

Therefore the hourly wage of Ms. Franco is $28.38 .

Option (B) is correct .

Answer 2

709.54 - (87.45 + 38.45) = 709.54 - 125.90 = 583.64
583.64 / 25 = 23.345...rounds to 23.35 <==