For each of the following employees, calculate the

Medicare tax for the weekly pay period described: NOTE:

For simplicity, all calculations throughout this exercise,

both intermediate and final, should be rounded to two

decimal places at each calculation.

1: Mark Dailey's filing status is Married Filing Jointly, and

he has earned gross pay of $3,450. Each period he

makes a 403 (b) contribution of 9% of gross pay. His

current year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date,

are $312,500.

Total Medicare Tax = $

2: Kurt Blain's filing status is single, and he has earned

gross pay of $1,950. Each period he makes a 401(k)

contribution of 9% of gross pay and contributes 4% of

gross pay to a dependent care flexible spending plan. His

current year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date,

are $199,225.

Total Medicare Tax = $

3: Adam Webster's filing status is head of household, and

he has earned gross pay of $850. Each period he

contributes $35 to a flexible spending plan. His current

year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date, are

$86,400.

Total Medicare Tax = $

4: Keith Davidson's filing status is married filing

separately, and he has earned gross pay of $2,200. Each

period he makes a 403(b) contribution of 12% of gross

pay and contributes $125 to a cafeteria plan. His current

year taxable earnings for Medicare tax, to date, are

$223,700

Total Medicare Tax = $