Reference no: EM132514757

Question - During the first week of January, an employee works 43 hours. For this company, workers earn 150% of their regular rate for hours in excess of 40 per week. Her pay rate is $35 per hour, and her wages are subject to no deductions other than FICA Social Security, FICA Medicare, and federal income taxes. The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $128,400 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $99 in federal income taxes withheld. What is the amount of this employee's gross pay for the first week of January?

a. $1,558

b. $1,452

c. $2,304

d. $2,158

e. $2,258