Marika perez’s gross biweekly pay is $2,768. her earnings to date for the year total $80,272. what amount is deducted from her pay for social security taxes if the rate is 6.2%? what amount is deducted for medicare, which is taxed at 1.45%?

$171.62 for social security.

$40.14 for medicare.

Step by step explanation:

We have been given that Marika Perez’s gross biweekly pay is $2,768.

To find the amount deducted from her pay for social security tax, we will find 6.2% of her biweekly pay.

Therefore, $171.62 is deducted from Marika's biweekly pay.

Now let us find 1.45% of $2768 to find the amount of medicare deducted from her pay.

Therefore, an amount of $40.14 is deducted from Marika's biweekly pay for medicare.