Cheyenne Hardware payroll for November 2020 is summarized below.           Amount Subject to Payroll Taxes             Unemployment Tax Payroll   Wages Due   FICA   Federal   State Factory   $124,200   $124,200   $36,400   $36,400 Sales   34,700   34,700   3,900   3,900 Administrative   37,700   37,700            Total   $196,600   $196,600   $40,300   $40,300 At this point in the year, some employees have already received wages in excess of those to which payroll taxes apply. Assume that the state unemployment tax is 2.5%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an employee’s wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. Of the $196,600 wages subject to FICA tax, $18,000 of the sales wages is in excess of $128,400. Federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after credits. Income tax withheld amounts to $17,000 for factory, $7,400 for sales, and $6,400 for administrative.

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Cheyenne Hardware payroll for November 2020 is summarized below.

         
Amount Subject to Payroll Taxes
           
Unemployment Tax
Payroll
 
Wages Due
 
FICA
 
Federal
 
State
Factory   $124,200   $124,200   $36,400   $36,400
Sales   34,700   34,700   3,900   3,900
Administrative   37,700   37,700        
   Total   $196,600   $196,600   $40,300   $40,300

At this point in the year, some employees have already received wages in excess of those to which payroll taxes apply. Assume that the state unemployment tax is 2.5%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an employee’s wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. Of the $196,600 wages subject to FICA tax, $18,000 of the sales wages is in excess of $128,400. Federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after credits. Income tax withheld amounts to $17,000 for factory, $7,400 for sales, and $6,400 for administrative.

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Prepare a schedule showing the employer’s total cost of wages for November by function. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

   
Factory
 
Sales
 
Administrative
 
Total
Salaries and Wages        
FICA Taxes                
FUTA Taxes                
SUTA Taxes                
Total Cost        
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