Portion of social security and medicare taxes


Problem: Sarah Conner is an employee working for Cyberdyne Industries as a custodial worker. On her pay stub (given to her to confirm her direct deposits) she found that Cyberdyne withheld $85 worth of Social Security and Medicare taxes based off the combined percentages of 6.20 and 1.45%. In regard to Sarah's paycheck only, how much is Cyberdyne required to submit as their portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes?

Answer:

A. $83.77; of the $85 Cyberdine is responsible for the majority of the tax while Sarah is responsible for 1.45%
B. $1.23; of the $85 Sara is responsible for the majority of the tax while Cyberdine is only responsible for 1.45%
C. $170
D. $85
E. None of the other answers

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