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  • The actual amount of money you “take home” is
    taxes
    gross pay
    voluntary pay
    net pay
  • the number of hours you must work in order to be full time
    39
    58
    40
    24
  • 52 pay periods per year
    bi - weekly
    semi-monthly
    weekly
    monthly
  • What is a mandatory deduction?
    food
    dental insurance
    taxes
    401K
  • A fixed amount of money per year paid to an employee to do a job is known as a _____?
    Overtime pay
    Wages
    Deductions
    Salary
  • Fees that need to be paid to the federal government
    Deuctions
    Net pay
    Gross pay
    Taxes
  • You are paid according to how much you actually sell.
    income
    piecework
    commission
    wages
  • Gross pay minus deductions and taxes
    bi- weekly
    net pay
    pay period
    pay roll
  • Amounts of money withheld from an employee’s gross pay
    Pay roll deductions
    gross pay
    voluntary pay
    Net pay
  • What is a wage?
    money you get for the hours you work
    occurring twice a month
    something you bet
    a monthly payment
  • An agreement to protect a person or business from specific risks in exchange for regular payments
    benefits
    insurance
    retirement
    protection
  • Overtime is....
    the amount of time you spend on break at work.
    is not paid to salaried employees
    deducted from your pay.
    is the additional amounts paid to hourly employees who work
  • How often are you paid in a year, if your are paid monthly?
    27
    21
    12
    30
  • How many times are you paid in a year if you are paid semi-monthly?
    52
    12
    24
    7
  • A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit
    insurance
    pension
    wages
    benefit
  • A weekly pay period results in
    60 pay periods in a year
    52 pay periods in a year
    48 pay periods in a year
    12 pay periods in a year
  • A payroll tax used to fund Social Security and Medicare
    Federal Insurance Contribution Act
    Government Tax
    State Tax
    Federal Tax
  • Pay you get when you are fired or laid off from a job.
    security
    solid
    severence
    social
  • The total paid to an employee each pay period is....
    net pay
    gross pay
    goat pay
    grumble pay
  • What are voluntary deductions?
    state taxes
    local taxes
    amount of money an employee has agreed to withhold
    federal taxes
  • How many times are you paid in a year, if you are paid bi-weekly?
    12
    52
    26
    24
  • money other than taxes subtracted from gross pay
    F.I.C.A.
    Deductions
    Medicare
    Retirement
  • Set length of time (typically weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly) over which employee time is recorded and paid
    pay period
    pay bills
    pay me
    pay stub
  • You are paid a fixed amount of money for each item of work you complete.
    Commission
    Income
    Wages
    Piecework
  • A document showing an employee’s wages and deductions is an
    pay paper
    pay roll
    pay stub
    pay pal
  • 24 pay periods per year
    weekly
    semi monthly
    bi weekly
    monthly
  • 12 pay periods per year
    weekly
    bi weekly
    monthly
    bi monthly
  • True or False. Employees pay taxes on their net pay.
    True
    False
  • A fixed amount of money on a regular basis,
    Inome
    Salary
    Pay
    wages
  • Net pay is also called
    take home pay
    pay pal
    gross pay
    my pay
  • How many times are you paid in a year if you are paid weekly?
    26
    12
    24
    52
  • EI stands for
    employment increase
    electronic images
    excellent ice cream
    employement insurance
  • Net pay is the ....
    amount of pay an employee recieves after all deductions .
    amount of pay the employee can spend on fish at the market
    amount of pay an employee gives the CRA
    amount of money an employee gets paid overall
  • You are paid 1 1/2 times your regular rate,
    net pay
    Time and a half
    pay roll
    gross pay
  • Bonus is.....
    regular pay
    retirement money
    money given that is extra for good merit or job well done .
    part of a
  • True or False. Hourly employees are paid an annual salary.
    False
    True
  • 26 pay periods per year
    monthly
    bi-monthly
    weekly
    bi-weekly
  • A federal tax that supports elderly, disabled, or orphaned citizens.
    disable tax
    social security tax
    old tax
    state tax
  • : Services or privileges that an employer provides in addition to the employee’s salary or wages
    insurance
    statement
    benefits
    retirement
  • What is Federal tax?
    voluntary tax
    state tax
    401K
    tax you pay the federal government
  • You are paid twice your regular rate,
    Double time
    Net Pay
    Gross Pay
    Time and a half
  • A retirement savings plan to which contributions are made by the employee and employer and are invested
    savings
    pension
    F.I.C.A.
    401 (k)
  • The total amount of income from wages before any payroll deductions.
    net income
    payable income
    bank income
    gross income
  • Payroll means...
    The total record of earnings of all employees for a year
    The financial records of a company relating to the payment
    The amount of money paid to all employees in a payday, as
    All of these answers are correct
  • the amount of money you earn when you work more than your regularly scheduled hours.
    net pay
    overtime pay
    pay pal
    gross pay
  • Gives a day-by-day record of your work hours
    clock
    stamp
    Time card
    payroll
  • EFT stands for
    electronic funds trip
    electronic funds transfer
    electronic funds taker
    electronic funds tracker