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Ms. Franco earned $709.54 in net pay for working 25 hours. She paid $87.45 in federal and state taxes, and $38.45 in FICA taxes.

What was her hourly wage?

A) $23.35
B) $28.38
C) $32.42
D) $33.42

Respuesta :

Answer:

The hourly wage of Ms. Franco is $28.38 .

Option (B) is correct .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

Ms. Franco earned $709.54 in net pay for working 25 hours.

Thus

[tex]Hourly\ wage\ of\ Ms. France = \frac{Total\ wage}{Total\ number\ of\ hours}[/tex]

Putting values in the above

[tex]Hourly\ wage\ of\ Ms. France = \frac{709.54}{25}[/tex]

Hourly wage = $ 28.38

Therefore the hourly wage of Ms. Franco is $28.38 .

Option (B) is correct .