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Lauren has gross pay of $765 and federal tax withholdings of $68. Determine Lauren's net pay if she has the additional items withheld:
Social Security tax that is 6.2% of her gross pay
Medicare tax that is 1.45% of her gross pay
State tax that is 22% of her federal tax
a.
$691.52
b.
$666.21
c.
$636.98
d.
$623.52



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Compute withholdings:
- Social Security: 0.062 × 765 = 47.43
- Medicare: 0.0145 × 765 = 11.09 (rounded)
- State tax: 0.22 × 68 = 14.96
- Federal tax = 68.00

Total withholdings = 47.43 + 11.09 + 14.96 + 68.00 = 141.48
Net pay = 765.00 − 141.48 = 623.52

Answer: D.