An employee earns 32 per hour and 15 times that rate for all

An employee earns $32 per hour and 1.5 times that rate for all hours in excess of 40 hours per week. Assume that the employee worked 60 hours during the week. Assume that the social security tax rate was 6.0%, the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%, and federal income tax to be withheld was $515.20.

a. Determine the gross pay for the week.
$

If applicable, round your final answer to two decimal places.

b. Determine the net pay for the week.
$

Solution

a Gross Pay = (40*32)+(20*32*1.5)= $2240 b Gross pay 2240 Deductions: Social security tax 134.4 =2240*6% Medicare tax 33.6 =2240*1.5% Federal income tax 515.2 683.2 Net pay 1556.8