SOLUTION: If by mistake,I've ever forgotten, I will thank all responds to my post. <b> Suppose that $27.40 is withheld for federal income tax and $12.35 is withheld for Social Security,and

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Question 202381: If by mistake,I've ever forgotten, I will thank all responds to my post.

Suppose that $27.40 is withheld for federal income tax and $12.35 is withheld for Social Security,and your net pay is 134.25

How much less would the net pay be than the gross pay? _____

Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Net Pay = Gross Pay minus whatever they take out.
They took out:
$27.40 for Federal Income Tax
$12.35 for Social Security.
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If that's all they took out, then your Gross Pay should be:
$134.25 + 27.40 + $12.35 = $174.00
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Your Net Pay is ($174.00 - $134.25) = $39.75 less than your Gross Pay.
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That should be the sum of ($27.40 + $12.35) = $39.75, which it is, assuming nothing else was taken out of your Gross Pay.
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Your Gross Pay is $174.00
Your Net Pay is $134.25
What was taken out was $39.75 which represents $39.75/$174.00 = .228448276 * 100% = 22.8448276% of your Gross Pay.
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