Problem: Betty Williams regular hourly wage rate is $14.00, and she receives a wage of 1 1/2 times the regular hourly rate for work in excess of 40 hours. during a march weekly pay period betty worked 42 hours. her gross earnings prior to the current week were $6,000. Betty is married and claims three withholding allowances. her only voluntary deduction is for group hospitalization insurance at $15.00 per week.
Instructions:
a. Compute the following amounts for Betty's wages for the current week.
1. Gross earnings
2. Fica taxes. (assume an 8% rate on maximum of $87,900)
3. Federal income taxes withheld.
4. state income taxes withheld(assume a 2.0% rate)
5. Net pay
b. Record Betty's pay, assuming she is an office computer operator.