A statement of an employee's biweekly earnings is given below.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & Earnings & & & & Deductions & \\
\hline Week Ended & Regular & \begin{tabular}{l}
FED. \\
WITH.
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
SOC. \\
WITH.
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
MED \\
CARE.
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
STATE \\
WITH.
\end{tabular} & NET PAY \\
\hline [tex][tex]$9 / 10$[/tex][/tex] & [tex][tex]$ 98.00$[/tex][/tex] & [tex][tex]$\$[/tex] 52.88[tex]$[/tex] & [tex]$[/tex] 12.37[tex]$[/tex] & [tex]$[/tex]\[tex]$ 22.54$[/tex][/tex] & [tex][tex]$ 667.17$[/tex][/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

What is the employee's gross pay?
a. [tex][tex]$\$[/tex] 818.05[tex]$[/tex]
b. [tex]$[/tex]\[tex]$ 830.42$[/tex][/tex]
c. [tex][tex]$\$[/tex] 840.59[tex]$[/tex]
d. [tex]$[/tex]\[tex]$ 852.96$[/tex][/tex]

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.



Answer :

To find the employee's gross pay, we need to follow these steps:

1. Identify the deductions from the given data:
- Federal Withholding (FED. WITH.): [tex]$98.00 - Social Security Withholding (SOC. WITH.): $[/tex]52.88
- Medicare (MED CARE.): [tex]$12.37 - State Withholding (STATE WITH.): $[/tex]22.54

2. Sum up all the deductions:
[tex]\[ 98.00 + 52.88 + 12.37 + 22.54 = 185.79 \][/tex]

3. Identify the net pay from the given data:
- Net Pay (NET PAY): [tex]$667.17 4. Calculate the gross pay by adding the total deductions to the net pay: \[ \text{Gross Pay} = \text{Net Pay} + \text{Total Deductions} \] \[ \text{Gross Pay} = 667.17 + 185.79 = 852.96 \] Therefore, the gross pay is $[/tex]852.96.

The correct answer is:
d. [tex]$\$[/tex] 852.96$