Question

Marissa recently started working part time for a store that pays her $10.80 per hour. She is expected to work a total of 19 hours per week. She will have the following deductions made from her gross pay for the week:

Social Security (6.2%)

Medicare (1.2%)

State Income Tax (2.5%)

Federal Income Tax (12%)

How much will her net paycheck be for the week?

Group of answer choices

$205.20

$182.42

$160.26

$148.12

Answer 1

The answer is $160.26

Explanation:

First, you multiply: ($10.80 x 19 Hrs.) to get 205.2

Next, you individually multiply the Social Security, Medicare, State Income Tax and Federal Income Tax to 205.2 to get your deductions:

205.2(0.062) = 12.7224

205.2(0.012) = 2.4624

205.2(0.025) = 5.13

205.2(0.12) = 24.624

Lastly, you subtract all of those deductions with 205.2 to get how much her net paycheck will be for the week:

205.2 - 12.7224 - 2.4624 - 5.13 - 24.624 = $160.26

Hope this helps you!