An appliance company has three installers. Larry earns $345 per week, Curly earns $480 per week, and Moe earns $575 per week. The company's SUTA rate is 5.4%, and the FUTA rate is 6.0% minus the SUTA. As usual,  these taxes are paid on the first $7,000 of each employee's earnings. a.) How much SUTA and FUTA tax (in $) does the company owe for the first quarter of the year? b.) How much SUTA and FUTA tax (in$) does the company owe for the second quarter fo the year?

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An appliance company has three installers. Larry earns $345 per week, Curly earns $480 per week, and Moe earns $575 per week. The company's SUTA rate is 5.4%, and the FUTA rate is 6.0% minus the SUTA. As usual,  these taxes are paid on the first $7,000 of each employee's earnings.

a.) How much SUTA and FUTA tax (in $) does the company owe for the first quarter of the year?

b.) How much SUTA and FUTA tax (in$) does the company owe for the second quarter fo the year?

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