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Reading a Pay Stub

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pay period?

a)

time worked beyond an employee’s regular hours

b)

the number of days an employee works and is paid for each paycheck

c)

the day a person is paid

2.

Multiplying a worker’s hourly wage amount and hours worked per pay period equals?

a)

pay period

b)

salary

c)

gross pay

d)

net pay

3.

A fixed amount of money per year paid to an employee to do a job is known as a _____?

a)

hourly rate

b)

deduction

c)

overtime pay

d)

salary

4.

What is a deduction?

a)

the total income for a pay period

b)

net pay

c)

the amount of money subtracted from your paycheck

d)

overtime pay

5.

Hourly wage is a specific rate of money per hour worked that is paid by an employer.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A Payday is the day a person is paid.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A salary is a fixed amount of money paid to an employee to do a job.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Deductions are amounts of money subtracted from a worker’s gross pay.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Each time a worker is paid, he/she should receive a detailed list of deductions on a pay stub or a deposit slip (if money is directly deposited to a bank account).

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How much did Jose earn this pay period? *Before deductions were taken out

a)

$1335.00

b)

$445.00

c)

$340.52

d)

None of the above

11.

How much money did Jose take home this pay period?

a)

$340.52

b)

$445.00

c)

$1,021.56

d)

None of the above

12.

How much has Jose paid in Social Security Tax since the beginning of the year?

a)

$82.77

b)

$27.59

c)

$19.35

d)

None of the above

13.

How much has Jose paid in Disability tax so far this year?

a)

$.60

b)

$1.80

c)

$5.34

d)

None of the above

14.

How much Medicare tax has been deducted from his current pay?

a)

$1.80

b)

$16.02

c)

$6.45

d)

None of the above

15.

What is the total amount of Jose’s deductions for this paycheck?

a)

$104.48

b)

$104.84

c)

$68.39

d)

None of the above

16.

How many vacation days does Jose have left? (8 hours count as 1 day.)

a)

1

b)

3

c)

24

d)

None of the above

17.

Brenda’s net pay is $525/week. Her gross is $700. How much money is deducted from her paycheck each week?

a)

$525.00

b)

$700.00

c)

$175.00

d)

$125.00

18.
How many hours were worked this pay period?
a)
28
b)
40
c)
80
d)
50
19.
What is the NET pay if $128.08 is deducted from a $520 paycheck?
a)
$648.08
b)
$391.92
c)
391.92
d)
$3,919.20
20.

A ___ is any amount of money subtracted from your check.

a)

taxes

b)

disposable income

c)

deduction

21.

How much is their net pay?

a)

458.80

b)

360.41

c)

11.47

d)

98.39

22.

How much does she pay for federal income tax?

a)

27.53

b)

0

c)

6.05

d)

45.58

23.

Overtime kicks in after ______ hours of work per week.

a)

35

b)

45

c)

40

d)

20

24.

Deductions are optional

a)

True

b)

False

25.

You don't need to review your pay stub for errors.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Tax deducted for the state you live in

a)

Local Tax

b)

FICA

c)

State Income Tax

d)

401K

27.

Money taken out of your pay to cover medical insurance

a)

401K

b)

403B

c)

Medical

d)

FICA

28.

YTD means ....

a)

Year to Date

b)

Years to Deductions

c)

Your total Deductions

29.

Money Earned before taxes

a)

Net Pay

b)

Gross Pay

c)

Deductions

d)

YTD

30.

Deductions

a)

Money earned before taxes

b)

Any hours worked over 40

c)

Money subtracted from your pay check