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According to a payroll register summary of Blossom Company, the amount of employees' gross pay in December was $$867,000,$ of which $$89,600$ was not subject to Social Security taxes of $6\mathrm{.}2\%$ and $$825,000$ was not subject to state and federal unemployment taxes.

Determine the employer's payroll tax expense for the month, using the following rates: FICA $7\mathrm{.}65\%($the $7\mathrm{.}65\%$ FICA tax rate consists of the Social Security tax rate of $6\mathrm{.}2\%$ on salaries and wages up to $$128,400$ and the Medicare tax rate of $1\mathrm{.}45\%$ on all salaries and wages$),$ state unemployment $5\mathrm{.}4\%,$ and federal unemployment $0\mathrm{.}6\%.($Round answer to O decimal places, e$.$g$.125.)$

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