Lightning Electronics is a midsize manufacturer of lithium batteries. The company's payroll records for the November 1-14 pay period show that employees earned wages totaling $100,000 but that employee income taxes totaling $14,000 and FICA taxes totaling $5,250 were withheld from this amount. The net pay was directly deposited into the employees' bank accounts.
Required:
(a) What was the amount of net pay?
(b) Assuming Lighting Electronics must pay $500 of unemployment taxes for this pay period, what amount would be reported as the total payroll costs?