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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:
(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.
 Wages and salaried expense (gross pay) $1,225,000 Amounts withheld form employee’s pay:  Income taxes $65,000 Social Security and Medicare 50,000115,000 Payroll taxes expense:  Social Security and Medicare $50,000 Unemployment taxes 12,00062,000 Workers’ compensation premiums 45,000 Group health insurance premiums (paid by employer) 106,000 Contributions to employees pension plan (paid by  employer and fully funded) 45,000 Cost of other postretirement benefits:  Funded $20,000 Unfunded 35,00055,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Wages and salaried expense (gross pay) } & & \$ 1,225,000 \\\hline \text { Amounts withheld form employee's pay: } & & \\\hline \text { Income taxes } & \$ 65,000 & \\\hline \text { Social Security and Medicare } & 50,000 & 115,000 \\\hline \text { Payroll taxes expense: } & & \\\hline \text { Social Security and Medicare } & \$ 50,000 & \\\hline \text { Unemployment taxes } & 12,000 & 62,000 \\\hline \text { Workers' compensation premiums } & & 45,000 \\\hline \text { Group health insurance premiums (paid by employer) } & & 106,000 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Contributions to employees pension plan (paid by } \\\text { employer and fully funded) }\end{array} & & 45,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of other postretirement benefits: } & & \\\hline \text { Funded } & \$ 20,000 & \\\hline \text { Unfunded } & 35,000 & 55,000 \\\hline & & \\\hline\end{array} (a) Compute Revere's total payroll-related expense for the year.
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(b) Compute the company's cash outlays during the year for payroll-related expenses (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.
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