Question

Mia makes $325 per week and takes 2 exemptions. Her FICA is 6.25%. How much is deducted from her paycheck each week for FICA and tax withholding?

Single Taxpayer, Weekly Withholding
if earnings are at least equal to Column A and less than Column B and the number of claimed exemptions are as numbered
Column A Column B 0 1 2 3 4 5
$0 $50 0 0 0 0 0 0
$50 $75 1 0 0 0 0 0
$75 $100 1 1 0 0 0 0
$100 $150 2 1 0 0 0 0
$150 $200 3 2 1 1 0 0
$200 $250 4 2 1 1 1 0
$250 $300 5 3 2 2 1 0
$300 $400 7 3 2 2 2 1
$400 $500 10 4 3 2 2 1
$500 $600 15 5 3 3 2 1
$600 $750 21 6 4 3 3 2
$750 30 7 5 4 4 3
(1 point)
Responses

$19.50

$19.50

$20.31

$20.31

$22.31

$22.31

$22.50

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To calculate the total deductions from Mia's paycheck for FICA and tax withholding, we will take the following steps:

1. **Calculate FICA Deduction**:
FICA is 6.25% of Mia's weekly earnings.
- Weekly earnings: $325
- FICA deduction: \( 325 \times 0.0625 = 20.31 \)

2. **Determine Tax Withholding**:
Mia is claiming 2 exemptions, and her earnings are $325. We will look up the withholding amount using the provided table.

From the table:
- For earnings of $300 to $400 and with 2 exemptions, the withholding is **$3**.

3. **Calculate Total Deductions**:
- FICA deduction: $20.31
- Tax withholding: $3.00
- Total deductions: \( 20.31 + 3.00 = 23.31 \)

However, you only provided the options for the FICA deduction; the question seems to focus on that. If we can only consider FICA, the deduction for FICA from Mia's paycheck each week is:

**$20.31**

If you need to provide the total amount deducted from her paycheck (including the tax withholding), please confirm, but if it's strictly about FICA, then the amount is:

**$20.31**