K. Mello Company has three employees—a consultant, a computer programmer, and an administrator. The following payroll information is available for each employee:   Consultant Computer Programmer Administrator Regular earnings rate $5,000 per week   $50 per hour   $60 per hour   Overtime earnings rate Not applicable   2 times hourly rate   1.5 times hourly rate   Federal income tax withheld $1,150   $428   $572   For hourly employees, overtime is paid for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. For the current pay period, the computer programmer worked 48 hours and the administrator worked 51 hours. Assume that the social security tax rate was 6.0%, and the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%. Determine the gross pay and the net pay for each of the three employees for the current pay period. If required, round your answers to two decimal places

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K. Mello Company has three employees—a consultant, a computer programmer, and an administrator. The following payroll information is available for each employee:

  Consultant Computer Programmer Administrator
Regular earnings rate $5,000 per week   $50 per hour   $60 per hour  
Overtime earnings rate Not applicable   2 times hourly rate   1.5 times hourly rate  
Federal income tax withheld $1,150   $428   $572  
For hourly employees, overtime is paid for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.

For the current pay period, the computer programmer worked 48 hours and the administrator worked 51 hours. Assume that the social security tax rate was 6.0%, and the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%.

Determine the gross pay and the net pay for each of the three employees for the current pay period. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

 

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