Roy DeSoto earns a regular hourly salary of $24.50. He is paid time-and-a-half for all hours in excess of 40 in the week. For the week ended March 8, 2013, he worked a total of 50 hours. His gross wages year to date, prior to his March 8, paycheck, are $11,980. Social Security Tax is 6.2%, Medicare Tax is 1.45%, federal unemployment tax is .8% and state unemployment tax is 4.2%, both on a maximum of $7,000 of gross wages per year. What is the employer's payroll tax expense for Roy for the week ended March 8, 2013?

Roy DeSoto earns a regular hourly salary of $24.50. He is paid time-and-a-half for all hours in excess of 40 in the week. For the week ended March 8, 2013, he worked a total of 50 hours. His gross wages year to date, prior to his March 8, paycheck, are $11,980. Social Security Tax is 6.2%, Medicare Tax is 1.45%, federal unemployment tax is .8% and state unemployment tax is 4.2%, both on a maximum of $7,000 of gross wages per year. What is the employer's payroll tax expense for Roy for the week ended March 8, 2013? 




A. $154.96
B. $123.97
C. $170.47
D. $103.08







Answer: D


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