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Fishing Guides Co. pays its employees each week. Employees’ gross pay is subject to thes...

Fishing Guides Co. pays its employees each week. Employees’ gross pay is subject to these taxes.

The company is preparing its payroll calculations for the week ended September 30. Payroll records

show the following information for the company’s four employees.

In addition to gross pay, the company must pay one-half of the $20 per employee weekly health insurance;

each employee pays the remaining one-half. The company also contributes an extra 8% of each

employee’s gross pay (at no cost to employees) to a pension fund.

Required

Compute the following for the week ended September 30 (round amounts to the nearest cent):

1. Each employee’s FICA withholdings for Social Security.

2. Each employee’s FICA withholdings for Medicare.

3. Employer’s FICA taxes for Social Security.

4. Employer’s FICA taxes for Medicare.

5. Employer’s FUTA taxes.

6. Employer’s SUTA taxes.

7. Each employee’s net (take-home) pay.

8. Employer’s total payroll-related expense for each employee.

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