A high school student working part-time as a cashier had a gross income of $8125 last year. If her federal tax rate was 10% and her state tax rate was 4.35%, what was the amount withheld from her pay last year in federal tax, state tax, and FICA combined?

A. $353.44
B. $812.50
C. $1787.50
D. $1165.94

Question

A high school student working part-time as a cashier had a gross income of $8125 last year. If her federal tax rate was 10% and her state tax rate was 4.35%, what was the amount withheld from her pay last year in federal tax, state tax, and FICA combined?

 		A.	$353.44
 		B.	$812.50
 		C.	$1787.50
 		D.	$1165.94

anonymous · Answer

i think it is B. but I'm not 100% sure

texaschic101 · Answer

fed tax = 10% of 8125 = .10(8125) = 812.50
state tax = 4.35% of 8125 = .0435(8125) = 353.437 rounds to 353.44
totaled = 1165.94....well...thats the fed and the state taxes added....not sure about the FICA tax.