15. Using the earnings data given in Exercise 10.6, determine the amount of Medicare tax to be withheld from each employee’s gross pay for December. Assume a 1.45 percent Medicare tax rate and that all salaries and wages are subject to the tax.

data from exercise 10.6 Employee No. December Salary Year-to-Date Earnings Through November 30 1 $ 9,000 $ 72,000 2 10,000 70,000 3 11,000 115,500 4 14,000 132,000 Determine the amount of social security tax to be withheld from each employee’s gross pay for December. Assume a 6.2 percent social security tax rate and an earnings base of $142,800 for the calendar year.