Monica earns 1,250 each week. She lives in a state with a state income tax. If Monica had 35.63 taken out of her check in state tax last week, what is the state income tax rate to the nearest hundredth percent?
A) 4.05
B) 3.37
C) 3.36
D) 2.85
Q. 2Mrs. Thomson had gross earnings of 1,345.90 last week. Compute the total amount she paid in Social Security and Medicare taxes using 6.2 and 1.45 respectively.
A) 105.97
B) 102.97
C) 83.45
D) 19.52
Q. 3Ron Woerner works in a factory. He is paid 7.50 for each item he assembles with a guaranteed minimum of 150 a day. In the last 5 days, he has assembled the following number of items: 19, 21, 23, 17, and 20. What are his gross earnings for the week?
A) 650
B) 680
C) 750
D) 780
Q. 4Erwin works as a plumber. He earns 37.00 an hour plus time and one-half for overtime on the weekdays. On the weekend, he earns double time. Last week, Erwin worked 40 hours of straight time, 7 hours of weekday overtime, and 10 hours over the weekend. How much did Erwin earn last week?
A) 1,868.50
B) 1,998.00
C) 2,608.50
D) 2,409.00