Question

Jesse worked forty hours this past week assuming he makes $12 an hour how much was withheld from his paycheck by his employer for FICA if FICA withholdings were 7.65%?

Answer 1

He made 12*40=480 dollars in total. 0.0765*480=36.72 dollars were withheld.

Answer 2

The answer is explained below.

Explanation:

It is necessary to point out some important information:

If Jesse worked 40 hours last week and he earns $12 an hour, it's necessary to perform the following multiplication:

40*12=480 dollars, gross.

To find the amount of money FICA withheld through the employer, we should remember that the amount was 7.65%.

So, to find the amount of money:

480*.0765=36.72 dollars, so Jesse will receive 443.28 dollars.