The San Bernardino County Fair hires about 85 people during fair time. Their wages range...

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The San Bernardino County Fair hires about 85 people during fair time. Their wages range from $5.20 to $9.00. California has a state income tax of 9%. Sandy Denny earns $9.00 per hour; George Barney earns $5.20 per hour. They both worked 30 hours this week. Both are married; however, Sandy claims 2 exemptions and George claims 1 exemption. Assume a rate of 6.2% on $118,500 for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare.

a. What is Sandys net pay after FIT (use the Table 7.1 and Table 7.2), Social Security tax, state income tax, and Medicare have been taken out? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

b. What is Georges net pay after the same deductions? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

c. How much more is Sandys net pay versus Georges net pay? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

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