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

Verified Answer :

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

\(Hourly\ wage\ of\ Ms. France = \frac{Total\ wage}{Total\ number\ of\ hours}\)

Putting values in the above

\(Hourly\ wage\ of\ Ms. France = \frac{709.54}{25}\)

Hourly wage = $ 28.38

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

Option (B) is correct .