Question

Veronica McMame earns $213.48 a week as a security guard for the city. Because she is an employee of the city, the city pays 90% of the cost of any insurance coverage. Her family medical insurance costs $3,228 a year. How much is deducted each week for medical insurance?

a. $62.16
b. $53.56
c. $67.80
d. $78.12

Answer 1

The weekly deduction for medical insurance is approximately $55.87.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much is deducted each week for medical insurance, we need to find 90% of the annual cost of insurance and divide it by the number of weeks in a year.

Given that the annual cost of insurance is $3,228, 90% of this amount is $2,905.20.

Dividing $2,905.20 by 52 (the number of weeks in a year) gives us a weekly deduction of approximately $55.87.

Therefore, the correct answer is option b. $55.87.