Prepare a schedule showing the employers total cost of


Wildhorse Hardware Company's payroll for November 2017 is summarized below.

Amount Subject to Payroll Taxes
Unemployment Tax
Payroll Wages Due FICA
Federal State
Factory $122,700 $122,700 $41,000 $41,000
Sales 29,300 29,300 3,700 3,700
Administrative 33,300 33,300    
   Total $185,300 $185,300 $44,700 $44,700

At this point in the year, some employees have already received wages in excess of those to which payroll taxes apply. Assume that the state unemployment tax is 2.5%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an employee's wages to $118,500 and 1.45% in excess of $118,500. Of the $185,300 wages subject to FICA tax, $18,600 of the sales wages is in excess of $118,500. Federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after credits. Income tax withheld amounts to $16,000 for factory, $7,400 for sales, and $6,500 for administrative.

Prepare a schedule showing the employer's total cost of wages for November by function. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

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