Dave Brown's cumulative earnings are $90,000, and his gross pay for the week is $6,700. If the FICA rates are: OASDI 6.2% on a limit of $128,400 and Medicare is 1.45%, what are his FICA-OASDI and FICA-Medicare taxes for the week? (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

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Dave Brown's cumulative earnings before this week are $90,000. Adding his gross pay for the week ($6,700) brings his total earnings to $96,700, which is below the OASDI limit of $128,400. Therefore, his OASDI tax is 6.2% of $6,700, which equals $415.50, rounded to the nearest whole dollar is $415. His Medicare tax is 1.45% of $6,700, which equals $97.15, rounded to the nearest whole dollar is $97.

Dave Brown's Cumulative Earnings Are $90,000, and His Gross Pay