$4-10$A

LO $3$ See Example $4-12$

Mattola Company is giving each of its employees a holiday bonus of $$100$ on December $13,20--($a nonpayday$).$ The company wants each employee$$s check to be $$100.$ The supplemental tax percent is used.

a$.$ What will be the gross amount of each bonus if each employee pays a state income tax of $2\mathrm{.}8\%($besides the other payroll taxes$)?$ $$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

b$.$ What would the net amount of each bonus check be if the company did not gross$-$up the bonus? $$\_\_\_\_\_$