Gross Income
Percent
Tax and Payroll Tax
Covid Current Events
100

Your job pays you $8 an hour. Last summer, you worked 35.25 hours a week. What was your straight time pay for one week?

$282.00

100

At the store, you bought

eggs $1.49

Milk $3.89

Candy Bar $1.67

If sales tax is 8.2%, what is your total bill?

$7.63

100

What is the social security tax rate?

6.2% for employees and 12.4% for self employeed individuals

100

What is the date that Govenor Cuomo extended our stay at home order to?

May 15, 2020

200

Amber gets paid $11.35 an hour. If she works 32.75 hours per week, what is her straight time pay for one week?

$371.71

200

At the resturant, your family of 4 ordered 2 orders of chicken fingers for $11.29 each and 2 burgers for $13.28 each. All four people also had a soda for $1.35 each. If tax was 6% and you also left a 20% tip, what was the total cost of dinner?

$69.37


200

How many federal income tax brackets exist as of 2020

7 tax brackets

200

What was the name of the ship that docked in NYC and acted as a hospital for COVID-19 patients?

The Comfort

300

Jesse earns $16 an hour for the first 40 hours, then earns double time for all hours worked over 40 hours. What is his double time hourly rate?

$32 an hour

300

A $567.99 TV is 30% off. You must pay 8.6% sales tax. What is the full price of the TV?

$431.79

300

What is the annual limit of income that can be taxed using the social security tax?

$137,700

300

Will there be regents exams this June 2020?

No!

400

Mia makes $15.50 an hour and time and a half over time pay. What is her overtime pay rate? 

$23.25

400

Famous Footwear buys a pair of shoes for $27.89. They mark the price up 45%. What is the selling price of these shoes?

$40.44

400

Van works 25 hours a week making $15 an hour. Each week, they take out 6.2% social security tax, 1.45% Medicare tax, and 4.4% federal income tax. How much does van pay in taxes a week?

$45.19

400

What is the recommended distance you should stand away from others while practicing social distancing?

6 feet

500

You make $14 an hour and time and a half overtime. If you worked 40 hours this week at regular pay and 5 hours at overtime pay, how much was your paycheck this week before taxes?

$665

500

Greg bought his home for $135,000. His closing costs includs paying his realtor an 7% commission, a 15% down payment, and a $150 title search fee. How much did he pay in closing costs?

$29,850

500

What is the standard deduction for an individual tax filer and if a filer has $7,000 in itemized deductions, are they better off taking the stadard deduction or itemized dedution?

$12,200 and standard deduction

500

What does PPE stand for

personal protective equipment 

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