You are considering two job offers: Job 1 is a full-time position that pays $58,000 annually and Job 2 is a full-time (40 hours a week) job that pays $26 an hour.  You will pay 12% of your income for federal income taxes, 6.2% for Social Security, 1.45% for Medicare, and 4% for state income taxes.  Job 1 has the following benefits:  Health insurance costs $220 a month pre-tax income and the retirement plan is $180 of your after-tax income.  You receive (10 days) of paid vacation.  Job 2 has the following benefits: health insurance costs $75 a month of your pre-tax income and the retirement plan is 5% of your pre-tax income.  You receive 1 week (5 days) of paid vacation. You plan on taking 2 weeks (10 days) of vacation. What is the Monthly Take Home Pay for Job 1? $4,833.33       $4,613.33       $3,522.27       $3,342.27

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You are considering two job offers: Job 1 is a full-time position that pays $58,000 annually and Job 2 is a full-time (40 hours a week) job that pays $26 an hour.  You will pay 12% of your income for federal income taxes, 6.2% for Social Security, 1.45% for Medicare, and 4% for state income taxes. 

Job 1 has the following benefits:  Health insurance costs $220 a month pre-tax income and the retirement plan is $180 of your after-tax income.  You receive (10 days) of paid vacation. 
Job 2 has the following benefits: health insurance costs $75 a month of your pre-tax income and the retirement plan is 5% of your pre-tax income.  You receive 1 week (5 days) of paid vacation.
You plan on taking 2 weeks (10 days) of vacation.

What is the Monthly Take Home Pay for Job 1?

$4,833.33
     
$4,613.33
     
$3,522.27
     
$3,342.27

The following job chart may be beneitial or organizational purposes.
Job 1
Job 2
Income Information
Process
Gross Annual Income
Process Vacation
Gross Annual Income after
Vacation
Process
Gross Monthly Income
Process Retirement
(if pre-tax
contribution)
Process Health Insurance
Gross Monthly Income
After Deductions
Process Taxes
After-Tax Monthly Income
Process Retirement
(if after-tax
contribution)
Monthly Take Home Pay
Transcribed Image Text:The following job chart may be beneitial or organizational purposes. Job 1 Job 2 Income Information Process Gross Annual Income Process Vacation Gross Annual Income after Vacation Process Gross Monthly Income Process Retirement (if pre-tax contribution) Process Health Insurance Gross Monthly Income After Deductions Process Taxes After-Tax Monthly Income Process Retirement (if after-tax contribution) Monthly Take Home Pay
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