(LO 8) During the first week of January, an employee works 46 hours. For this company, workers earn 150% of their regular rate for hours in excess of 40 per week. Her pay rate is $32 per hour, and her wages are subject to no deductions other than FICA Social Security, FICA Medicare, and federal income taxes. The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employees pay. The employee has $96 in federal income taxes withheld. What is the amount of this employees gross pay for the first week of January?

Multiple Choice

$1,472

$1,568

$2,208

$2,260

$2,108