Paloma Company has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. Also, for the first $7,000 paid to each employee, the company's FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4%. The company is preparing its payroll calculations for the week ended August 25. Payroll records show the following information for the company's four employees. Current Week Gross Pay through Income Tax Gross Pay $ 4,700 Name August 18 $ 124,200 134,300 9,000 2,950 Withholding $ 554 Dali Trey Kiesha Chee 3,400 1,600 1,000 306 55 44 In addition to gross pay, the company must pay one-half of the $98 per employee weekly health insurance; each employee pays the remaining one-half. The company also contributes an extra 8% of each employee's gross pay (at no cost to employees) to a pension fund. Required: Compute the following for the week ended August 25. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal

Paloma Company has four employees. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $137,700 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. Also, for the first $7,000 paid to each employee, the company's FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4%. The company is preparing its payroll calculations for the week ended August 25. Payroll records show the following information for the company's four employees. Current Week Gross Pay through Income Tax Gross Pay $ 4,700 Name August 18 $ 124,200 134,300 9,000 2,950 Withholding $ 554 Dali Trey Kiesha Chee 3,400 1,600 1,000 306 55 44 In addition to gross pay, the company must pay one-half of the $98 per employee weekly health insurance; each employee pays the remaining one-half. The company also contributes an extra 8% of each employee's gross pay (at no cost to employees) to a pension fund. Required: Compute the following for the week ended August 25. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal

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