Question

This is a summary of Mia's pay stub: Gross Pay: $56.00 State Tax Withholding: $1.60 Social Security Tax: $2.35 Federal Tax Withholding: $3.68 Medicare Tax: $.81 Savings Deposit: $35.00 Charity Donation: $1.00 What percent of Mia's gross pay goes for taxes?

Answer 1

Answer: 15.07%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Gross Pay: $56

State Tax Withholding: $1.60

Social Security Tax: $2.35

Federal Tax Withholding: $3.68

Medicare Tax: $.81 .00

Total tax = (State Tax Withholding + Social Security Tax + Federal Tax Withholding + Medicare Tax)

= $(1.60+ 2.35+3.68+0.81)

= $8.44

So, the percent of Mia's gross pay goes for taxes = (Total tax ) ÷ (Gross (pay) × 100

=(8.44 )÷ (56) × 100

= 15.07%

Hence, the percent of Mia's gross pay goes for taxes is 15.07%.