You are a high school senior with a part-time job at a retail store. Your employer pays you $9.75 per hour. Last week, you worked a total of 30 hours. The following payroll deductions were taken from your gross pay:

Federal income tax (withholding) at 10%
Social Security tax at 6.2%
Medicare tax at 1.45%
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The amount for MEDICARE TAX for this pay period was $
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