Question

Marilyn has a biweekly gross pay of $810 and claims 3 federal withholding allowances. Marilyn has all of the following deductions from her gross pay: federal tax from the following table Social Security tax that is 6. 2% of her gross pay Medicare tax that is 1. 45% of her gross pay state tax that is 21% of her federal tax Determine how Marilyn’s net pay will be affected if she increases her federal withholding allowances from 3 to 4. A. Her net pay will increase by $15. 0. B. Her net pay will decrease by $15. 0. C. Her net pay will increase by $18. 15. D. Her net pay will decrease by $18. 15.

Answer 1

The net pay of Marilyn will increase by $18.15 due to the increase in the federal withholding allowances from 3 to 4.

The computation of net pay considering various federal withholding allowances

Given,

Gross pay =$810

3 Federal withholding allowances =$37 (taken from the reference table)

4 Federal withholding allowances =$22 (taken from the reference table)

Federal state tax rate =21%

First, the state tax rate and the total amount of withholding for 3 Federal withholding allowances are computed:

$\begin{aligned}\text{State Tax}&=\text{Claim Amount}\times\text{Federal State Tax Rate}\\&=\ 37\times21\%\\&=\ 7.77\end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned}\text{Total Amount of 3 withholdings}&=\text{Claim Amount}+\text{State Tax}\\&=\ 37+\ 7.77\\&=\ 44.77\end{aligned}$

Now, the state tax rate and the total amount of withholding for 4 Federal withholding allowances are computed:

$\begin{aligned}\text{State Tax}&=\text{Claim Amount}\times\text{Federal State Tax Rate}\\&=\ 22\times21\%\\&=\ 4.62\end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned}\text{Total Amount of 4 withholdings}&=\text{Claim Amount}+\text{State Tax}\\&=\ 22+\ 4.62\\&=\ 26.62\end{aligned}$

The difference in the net pay will be the difference between $44.77 and $26.62, which is $18.15.

Therefore, Marilyn withholding will decrease from $44.77 to $26.62 that is increasing the net pay by $18.15

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