! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Aspen Ski Resorts has...

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! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Aspen Ski Resorts has 100 employees, each working 40 hours per week and earning $17 an hour. Although the company does not pay any health or retirement benefits, one of the perks of working at Aspen is that employees are allowed free skiing on their days off. Federal income taxes are withheld at 15% and state income taxes at 5%. FICA taxes are 7.65% of the first $128,400 earned per employee and 1.45% thereafter. Unemployment taxes are 6.2% of the first $7,000 earned per employee. Required: 1. Compute the total salary expense, the total withholdings from employee salaries, and the actual direct deposit of payroll for the first week of January. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Total salary expense Total withholdings $ 102,000 ( 14,603 Actual direct deposit S 87,397 ! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Aspen Ski Resorts has 100 employees, each working 40 hours per week and earning $17 an hour. Although the company does not pay any health or retirement benefits, one of the perks of working at Aspen is that employees are allowed free skiing on their days off. Federal income taxes are withheld at 15% and state income taxes at 5%. FICA taxes are 7.65% of the first $128,400 earned per employee and 1.45% thereafter. Unemployment taxes are 6.2% of the first $7,000 earned per employee. Required: 1. Compute the total salary expense, the total withholdings from employee salaries, and the actual direct deposit of payroll for the first week of January. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Total salary expense Total withholdings $ 102,000 ( 14,603 Actual direct deposit S 87,397