Question

Mobile Sales has five employees which receive weekly paychecks. Each earns $11.50 per hour and each has worked 40 hours in the pay period. Each employee pays 12% of gross in Federal Income Tax, 3% in State Income Tax, 6% of gross in Social Security Tax, 1.5 % of gross in Medicare Tax, and 1/2% in State Disability Insurance. None of the employees is subject to a ceiling amount for Social Security. What is the amount of Sales Wages Expense

Answer 1

Answer:

$2,300

Explanation:

Sales wages expense = Number of employees * Hourly rate * Number of hours worked = 5 * $11.50 * 40 = $2,300

Note: The calculated $2,300 is the actual Sales Wage Expense. Other rates are just withholding tax that will be deducted before the net pay is paid to the employees.