During the first week of January, an employee works 50 hours. For this company, workers earn 150% of their regular rate for hours in excess of 40 per week. Her pay rate is $16 per hour, and her wages are subject to no deductions other than Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Social Security. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Medicare, and federal income taxes. The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $137,700 earned each calendar year and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) tax rate is 0.6%, and the State Unemployment Taxes (SUTA) tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $80 ingfederal income taxes withheld. What is the amount of this employee's net pay for the first week of January? (Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.) Multiple Choice $732.68

During the first week of January, an employee works 50 hours. For this company, workers earn 150% of their regular rate for hours in excess of 40 per week. Her pay rate is $16 per hour, and her wages are subject to no deductions other than Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Social Security. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Medicare, and federal income taxes. The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $137,700 earned each calendar year and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) tax rate is 0.6%, and the State Unemployment Taxes (SUTA) tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $80 ingfederal income taxes withheld. What is the amount of this employee's net pay for the first week of January? (Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.) Multiple Choice $732.68

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