The IRA format of the SIMPLE plan allows employees to make tax-free contributions
of up to $12,500.
NOTE: In all problems, unless instructed otherwise, compute the hourly and overtime
rates as follows:
1) Carry the hourly rate and the overtime rate to 3 decimal places and then round off to
2 decimal places (round the hourly rate to 2 decimal places before multiplying by one
and one-half to determine the overtime rate).
2) If the third decimal place is 5 or more, round to the next higher cent.
3) If the third decimal place is less than 5, drop the third decimal place.
Also, use the minimum hourly wage of $7.25 in solving these problems and all that
follow. Ides receives 16 cents for every unit produced. Ides produces 2,976 pieces in a
43-hour workweek. For overtime, Ides is paid a sum equal to one-half the regular
hourly pay rate multiplied by the number of overtime hours.
By completing Form W-4P, a person can elect to have no income tax withheld from the
annuity amounts the person receives.