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Bill receives a regular paylrate of $10.40. Last week Bill worked 38 regular hours and

6 overtime hours at time-and-a-half. Each week Bill's employer deducts Federal With-
holding tax of $21.35, Social Security tax of 6.2%, Medicare tax of 1.45%, State Income
tax of 3.07%, and a voluntary deduction for health Insurance of $31.18. Find Bill's net
pay last week?

Option 1: $488.80
Option 2: $500.00
Option 3: $476.45
Option 4: $510.25

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Final answer:

Bill's gross pay for regular and overtime hours is option 1: $488.80. After deductions for taxes and health insurance, his net pay is $383.86, which doesn't match any of the provided options.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate Bill's net pay for the week, we need to consider his regular wage, overtime pay, and all deductions. Bill's regular hours total to 38 hours at a pay rate of $10.40, and his overtime hours are at a time-and-a-half rate.

First, let's calculate the regular earnings:

  • 38 hours × $10.40/hour = $395.20

The overtime pay is calculated as follows:

  • 6 hours × $10.40/hour × 1.5 = $93.60

Therefore, the total gross pay before deductions is $395.20 (regular pay) + $93.60 (overtime pay) = $488.80.

Next, we calculate the deductions from Bill's gross pay:

  • Federal Withholding Tax: $21.35
  • Social Security Tax: 6.2% of $488.80 = $30.31
  • Medicare Tax: 1.45% of $488.80 = $7.09
  • State Income Tax: 3.07% of $488.80 = $15.01
  • Voluntary Health Insurance Deduction: $31.18

Now, we sum up all the deductions:

  • Total Deductions = $21.35 + $30.31 + $7.09 + $15.01 + $31.18 = $104.94

To find Bill's net pay, we subtract the total deductions from his gross pay:

  • Net Pay = $488.80 - $104.94 = $383.86

After carefully calculating all the components of Bill's paycheck, it seems that none of the provided options matches the calculated net income of $383.86.

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