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The following information is available for the employees of Webber Packing Company for the first week of January Year $1$:

Kayla earns $$24$ per hour and $\frac{11}{2}$ times her regular rate for hours over $40$ per week. Kayla worked $49$ hours the first week in January. Kayla's federal income tax withholding is equal to $9$ percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $$75$ per week for Kayla and contributes $$46$ per week to a retirement plan for her.

Paula earns a weekly salary of $$1,300.$ Paula's federal income tax withholding is $16$ percent of her gross pay. Webber pays medical insurance of $$130$ per week for Paula and contributes $$115$ per week to a retirement plan for her.

Vacation pay is accrued at the rate of $2$ hours per week $($based on the regular pay rate$)$ for Kayla and $$95$ per week for Paula.

Assume the Social Security tax rate is $6\mathrm{.}0$ percent on the first $$110,000$ of salaries and the Medicare tax rate is $1\mathrm{.}5$ percent of total salaries. The state unemployment tax rate is $5\mathrm{.}4$ percent and the federal unemployment tax rate is $0\mathrm{.}6$ percent of the first $$7,000$ of salary for each employee.

e$.$ What is the total cost of compensation expense for the first week of January Year $1$ for Webber Packing Company? $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

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