Ember earned $1,960.00 during the most recent semimonthly pay period. Ember is married filing jointly, has not indicated Step 2 checkbox withholding, has no pre-tax deductions, and has filed a 2022 Form W-4. Based on the following table, how much should be withheld from Embers gross pay for Federal income tax?

Note: Use the wage-bracket table.

2022 Wage Bracket Method Tables for Manual Payroll Systems with Forms W-4 From 2020 or Later
SEMIMONTHLY Payroll Period
If the Adjusted Wage Amount (line 1h) is		Married Filing Jointly		Head of Household		Single or Married Filing Separately
At least	But less than	Standard withholding	Form W-4, Step 2, Checkbox withholding	Standard withholding	Form W-4, Step 2, Checkbox withholding	Standard withholding	Form W-4, Step 2, Checkbox withholding
		The Tentative Withholding Amount is:
$ 1,520	$ 1,540	$ 45	$ 110	$ 74	$ 129	$ 110	$ 186
$ 1,540	$ 1,560	$ 47	$ 113	$ 77	$ 131	$ 113	$ 190
$ 1,560	$ 1,580	$ 49	$ 115	$ 79	$ 134	$ 115	$ 195
$ 1,580	$ 1,600	$ 51	$ 117	$ 82	$ 138	$ 117	$ 199
$ 1,600	$ 1,620	$ 53	$ 120	$ 84	$ 143	$ 120	$ 204
$ 1,620	$ 1,640	$ 55	$ 122	$ 86	$ 147	$ 122	$ 208
$ 1,640	$ 1,660	$ 57	$ 125	$ 89	$ 152	$ 125	$ 212
$ 1,660	$ 1,680	$ 59	$ 127	$ 91	$ 156	$ 127	$ 217
$ 1,680	$ 1,700	$ 61	$ 129	$ 94	$ 160	$ 129	$ 221
$ 1,700	$ 1,720	$ 63	$ 132	$ 96	$ 165	$ 132	$ 226
$ 1,720	$ 1,740	$ 65	$ 134	$ 98	$ 169	$ 134	$ 230
$ 1,740	$ 1,760	$ 67	$ 137	$ 101	$ 174	$ 137	$ 234
$ 1,760	$ 1,780	$ 69	$ 139	$ 103	$ 178	$ 139	$ 239
$ 1,780	$ 1,800	$ 71	$ 141	$ 106	$ 182	$ 141	$ 243
$ 1,800	$ 1,820	$ 73	$ 144	$ 108	$ 187	$ 144	$ 248
$ 1,820	$ 1,840	$ 75	$ 146	$ 110	$ 191	$ 146	$ 252
$ 1,840	$ 1,860	$ 77	$ 149	$ 113	$ 196	$ 149	$ 256
$ 1,860	$ 1,880	$ 79	$ 151	$ 115	$ 200	$ 151	$ 261
$ 1,880	$ 1,900	$ 81	$ 153	$ 118	$ 204	$ 153	$ 265
$ 1,900	$ 1,920	$ 83	$ 156	$ 120	$ 209	$ 156	$ 270
$ 1,920	$ 1,940	$ 85	$ 158	$ 122	$ 213	$ 158	$ 274
$ 1,940	$ 1,960	$ 87	$ 161	$ 125	$ 218	$ 161	$ 278
$ 1,960	$ 1,980	$ 90	$ 163	$ 127	$ 222	$ 163	$ 283
$ 1,980	$ 2,000	$ 92	$ 165	$ 130	$ 226	$ 165	$ 287
$ 2,000	$ 2,020	$ 95	$ 168	$ 132	$ 231	$ 168	$ 292
$ 2,020	$ 2,040	$ 97	$ 170	$ 134	$ 235	$ 170	$ 296

Multiple Choice

$87.00

$90.00

$161.00

$163.00