Assume that Mary has cumulative year-to-date gross pay of $117,000. For the current pay period he has gross pay of $2,000. If the Social Security Tax rate if 6.2% on the first $118,500 earned by an employee each yer, how much of Mary's current gross pay is taxable for Social Security Taxes?

a. 2,000

b. 500

c. 1,500