Problema Solution

Felicia is a manager at the All You Can Eat Buffet. She earns $38,550 annually. If she pays 6.2% of her annual income toward Social Security and 1.45% of her income toward Medicare, how much will she pay in FICA tax in one year?

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Social Security and Medicare taxes make up FICA tax.

FICA tax = Social Security + Medicare

Social Security = 0.062*$38,550

Social Security = $2,390.1

Medicare = 0.0145*$38,550

Medicare = $558.975

FICA tax = $2,390.1 + $558.975

FICA tax = $2,949.08