Calculate Payroll K. Mello Company has three employees-a consultant, a computer

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Calculate Payroll

K. Mello Company has three employees-a consultant, a computer programmer, and an administrator. The following payroll information is available for each employee:

For hourly employees, overtime is paid for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.

For the current pay period, the computer programmer worked 55 hours and the administrator worked 65 hours. Assume further that the social security tax rate was 6%, and the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%.

Determine the gross pay and the net pay for each of the three employees for the current pay period. Assume the normal working hours in a week are 40 hours. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Consultant Computer Programmer Administrator Regular earnings rate $3,110 per week $32 per hour $46 per hour Overtime earnings rate Not applicable 2 times hourly rate 1.5 times hourly rate Federal income tax withheld $915 $246 $505

Explanation / Answer

Gross pay : Consultant 3110 Computer Programmer 2240 =(40*32)+(15*32*2) Administrator 3565 =(40*46)+(25*46*1.5) Consultant Computer Programmer Administrator Gross pay 3110 2240 3565 Less: Deudctions Social security tax 186.60 134.40 213.90 Medicare tax 46.65 33.60 53.48 Federal income tax 915.00 246.00 505.00 Net pay 1961.75 1826.00 2792.63

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