Calculate the medicare tax rate


An employee earns $50 per hour and 2 times that rate for all hours in excess of 40 hours per week. Assume that the employee worked 50 hours during the week. Assume further that the social security tax rate was 6.0%, the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%, and federal income tax to be withheld was $686.

  1. What is the gross pay of the week?
  2. What is the net pay of the week?

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Accounting Basics: Calculate the medicare tax rate
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