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Shown Below Is a Summary of the Annual

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Payroll-related expenses
Shown below is a summary of the annual payroll data of Revere Ironworks:
 Wages and salaried expense (gross pay) $12,250,000 Amounts withheld from employee’s pay:  Income taxes $650,000 Social Security and medical care 500,0001,150,000 Payroll taxes expense:  Social Security and medical care 500,000 Unemployment taxes 120,000620,000 Workers’ compensation premiums 450,000 Group health insurance premiums (paid by  employer) 1,060,000 Contributions to employees pension plan (paid by  employer and fully funded) 450,000 Cost of other postretirement benefits:  Funded $200,000 Unfunded 350,000550,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Wages and salaried expense (gross pay) } & & \$ 12,250,000 \\\hline \text { Amounts withheld from employee's pay: } & & \\\hline \text { Income taxes } & \$ 650,000 & \\\hline \text { Social Security and medical care } & 500,000 & 1,150,000 \\\hline \text { Payroll taxes expense: } & & \\\hline \text { Social Security and medical care } & 500,000 & \\\hline \text { Unemployment taxes } & 120,000 & 620,000 \\\hline \text { Workers' compensation premiums } & & 450,000 \\\hline \begin{array}{ll}\text { Group health insurance premiums (paid by } \\\text { employer) }\end{array} & & 1,060,000 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Contributions to employees pension plan (paid by } \\\text { employer and fully funded) }\end{array} & & 450,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of other postretirement benefits: } & & \\\hline \text { Funded } & \$ 200,000 & \\\hline \text { Unfunded } & \underline{350,000} & 550,000 \\\hline\\\hline\end{array} (a) Compute Revere's total payroll-related expense for the year. $________________.
(b) Compute the company's cash outlays during the year for payroll-related expense (assume short-term obligations such as insurance premiums and payroll taxes have been paid.) $_______________.
(c) Compute the annual take-home pay of Revere's employees. $________________.
(d) How were the costs of postretirement benefits determined? Which of these amounts results in a liability to Revere Ironworks, and when will this liability be paid? Will the amount of the payments be more or less than the amount now shown as a liability? Explain.

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(a) $15,380,000 ($12,250,000 + $620,000 ...

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