Hernandez Builders has a gross payroll for January amounting to $500,000. The following amounts have been withheld: Federal income taxes $63,000 Social Security 31,000 Medicare 7,250 Charitable contributions 1% of gross pay Union dues 2% of gross pay Also, the federal unemployment tax rate is 6.2% and applies to all but $50,000 of the gross payroll. Required: 1. What is the amount of net pay recorded by Hernandez

Net pay is  $383,750

Explanation:

Hermandez builders net pay can be computed by deducting the following from the gross payroll amount:

Federal income taxes

social security

medicare

charitable contributions

union dues

The net pay is computed thus:

Gross payroll pay                                                      $500,000

Federal income taxes                              $63,000

Social security                                          $31,000

medicare                                                  $7,250

charitable contributions(1%*$500000)  $5,000

union dues (2%*$500000)                     $10,000    

                                                                                ($116,250)

Net pay                                                                     $383,750  

i might look it up later.