Question: Example 6-1 Huffman Company has a child support order outstanding on one of its employees (Charles Suffert$170 per week). Charles Suffert's disposable income is $950

Example 6-1

Huffman Company has a child support order outstanding on one of its employees (Charles Suffert$170 per week). Charles Suffert's disposable income is $950 per week. A new garnishment is received for a $5,000 debt to a credit card company. The company would take an additional $237.50 out of Suffert's pay.

Lesser of:
25% $950 = $237.50 or
$950 (30 $7.25) = $732.50

Garrett Hudson earned $895 this week. The deductions from his pay were as follows:

FIT $96.00
FICA-OASDI 55.49
FICA-HI 12.98
State income tax 27.75
State disability insurance 6.71
Health insurance premium 31.00
Credit union contribution 50.00
United Fund contribution 10.00

Hudson's employer just received a garnishment order (credit card debt of $2,140) against his pay. Compute the following:

Round your answers to the nearest cent.

a. Hudson's disposable earnings $
b. The amount of his pay subject to the garnishment $

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