Question

Herb owanda is a computer operator for data base, inc. He earns $38,600 a year he is single and is paid on a weekly basis how much is withheld from each weekly paycheck for state taxes?

Answer 1

Answer: $14.85

Step-by-step explanation:

given data:

yearly earnings = $38,600

there are 52weeks in a year, so his weekly wages

= $38,600/52

= $742.31

his state tax rate falls under the 2% rate due to his income

= 2/100 * $38,600

= $772/52

= $14.85 is withheld from his weekly wages for the state tax.