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Question 1
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What percentage of every paycheck do Americans automatically pay for the Social Security tax?

Question 2
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What percentage of every paycheck do Americans automatically pay for the Medicare tax?

Question 3
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What percentage of every paycheck do Americans automatically pay for the two Payroll taxes combined?

Question 4
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Suppose a manager makes $50,000 a year. How much will they contribute to Social Security each year?

Question 5
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Garrett owns an art and antique store and has a single employee. He pays the employee $45,000 a year. How much SS tax will he have to pay for his employee?

Question 6
6.

The president of the USA makes $400,000 a year. How much will the president pay in SS tax every year?

(Remember, you only pay SS and Medicare taxes on your first $160,200 earned annually)

Question 7
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The average salary for a retail assistant in WA is $15 an hour. Suppose a worker is paid weekly and works 40 hours a week. How much will they pay in SS taxes each paycheck?

Question 8
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A general manager at Chipolte makes on average $60,000. How much will the employee contribute to Medicare each year?

Question 9
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Suppose a field technician makes $22 an hour. How much will they pay in Medicare taxes every paycheck if they are paid biweekly (Assuming 40 hours a week)?

Question 10
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Suppose the field technician (from the previous problem) works 50 hours a week, with the last 10 hours being overtime and getting paid time and a half.

In this scenario, how much will they pay in Medicare taxes if the paycheck is biweekly?

Question 11
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A employee at Safeway makes $13 an hour. If their paycheck is for 25 hours, how much will they pay in FICA taxes (SS and Medicare together)?