Answer:
D) $38.69.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that Brea worked 40 hours one week at a rate of $15.60/h.
Let us find amount earned by Brea in the week by multiplying number of hours by rate per hour.
[tex]\text{Amount earned by Brea in one week}=40\text{ hours}\times \frac{\$15.60}{\text{hour}}[/tex]
[tex]\text{Amount earned by Brea in one week}=40\times \$15.60[/tex]
[tex]\text{Amount earned by Brea in one week}=\$624[/tex]
Since the current tax rate for social security is 6.2%, so let us find 6.2% of $624 to find the money deducted from Brea's gross pay.
[tex]\text{The amount of money deducted from Brea's}=\frac{6.2}{100}\times \$624[/tex]
[tex]\text{The amount of money deducted from Brea's}=0.062 \times \$624[/tex]
[tex]\text{The amount of money deducted from Brea's}=\$38.688\approx \$38.69[/tex]
Therefore, $38.69 were deducted from Brea's gross pay for Social Security tax and option D is the correct choice.
