The following information is available for the employees of Webber Packing Company for the first week of January Year 1 1.    Kayla earns $26 per hour and 1½ times her regular rate for hours over 40 per week. Kayla worked 50 hours the first week in January. Kayla’s federal income tax withholding is equal to 11 percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $57 per week to a retirement plan for her. 2.    Paula earns a weekly salary of $1,150. Paula’s federal income tax withholding is 17 percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $145 per week for Paula and contributes $135 per week to a retirement plan for her. 3.    Vacation pay is accrued at the rate of 2 hours per week (based on the regular pay rate) for Kayla and $75 per week for Paula. Assume the Social Security tax rate is 6 percent on the first $110,000 of salaries and the Medicare tax rate is 1.5 percent of total salaries. The state unemployment tax rate is 5.4 percent and the federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6 percent of the first $7,000 of salary for each employee. a. compute the net pay for both Kayla and Paula for the first week in January. (Do not round intermediate calculation. Round your answer to 2 decimals places.)

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The following information is available for the employees of Webber Packing Company for the first week of January Year 1

1.    Kayla earns $26 per hour and 1½ times her regular rate for hours over 40 per week. Kayla worked 50 hours the first week in January. Kayla’s federal income tax withholding is equal to 11 percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $57 per week to a retirement plan for her.

2.    Paula earns a weekly salary of $1,150. Paula’s federal income tax withholding is 17 percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $145 per week for Paula and contributes $135 per week to a retirement plan for her.

3.    Vacation pay is accrued at the rate of 2 hours per week (based on the regular pay rate) for Kayla and $75 per week for Paula.

Assume the Social Security tax rate is 6 percent on the first $110,000 of salaries and the Medicare tax rate is 1.5 percent of total salaries. The state unemployment tax rate is 5.4 percent and the federal unemployment tax rate is 0.6 percent of the first $7,000 of salary for each employee.

a. compute the net pay for both Kayla and Paula for the first week in January. (Do not round intermediate calculation. Round your answer to 2 decimals places.)

 

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Net pay is the amount of money that an employee receives after deductions such as taxes, Social Security contributions, and any other deductions have been taken out of their gross pay. It represents the actual amount of money that an employee takes home from their paycheck. The gross pay is the total amount of money an employee earns before any deductions are taken out.

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