FICA contributions are mandatory and include two major parts: Social Security and Medicare. In 2019 the Social Security portion of the FICA tax is 6.2 percent on the first $132,900 of earnings for Social Security. The Medicare portion of the FICA tax is 1.45 percent on all earnings for Medicare. Samantha has earnings of $152,900. What is the total FICA (Social Security + Medicare) tax on Samantha's earnings (to the nearest $1 )? \begin{tabular}{c} $8,240. \\ \hline$10,167. \\ \hline$10,457. \\ \hline$11,697. \end{tabular}