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For each of the following employees, calculate the Medicare tax for the weekly pay period described: NOTE: For simplicity, all calculations throughout this exercise, both intermediate and final, should be rounded to two decimal places at each calculation.
1: Mark Dailey's filing status is Married Filing Jointly, and he has earned gross pay of $3,450. Each period he makes a 403(b) contribution of 9% of gross pay. His current year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date, are $312,500.
Total Medicare Tax = $
2: Kurt Blain's filing status is single, and he has earned gross pay of $1,950. Each period he makes a 401(k) contribution of 9% of gross pay and contributes 4% of gross pay to a dependent care flexible spending plan. His current year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date, are $199,225.
Total Medicare Tax = $
3: Adam Webster's filing status is head of household, and he has earned gross pay of $850. Each period he contributes $35 to a flexible spending plan. His current year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date, are $86,400.
Total Medicare Tax = $
4: Keith Davidson's filing status is married filing separately, and he has earned gross pay of $2,200. Each period he makes a 403(b) contribution of 12% of gross pay and contributes $125 to a cafeteria plan. His current year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date, are $198,800.
Total Medicare Tax = $