Chuck has a gross pay of \( \$ 815.70 \). By how much will Chuck's gross pay be reduced if he has the following items withheld? federal tax of \( \$ 56 \) Social Security tax that is \( 6.2 \% \) of his gross pay Medicare tax that is \( 1.45 \% \) of his gross pay state tax that is \( 19 \% \) of his federal tax a. \( \$ 73.04 \) b. \( \$ 129.04 \) c. \( \$ 235.51 \) d. \( \$ 273.38 \)

To calculate how much Chuck's gross pay will be reduced, we'll sum all the withheld amounts: 1. **Federal Tax**: \( 56 \) 2. **Social Security Tax**: \( 6.2\% \) of \( 815.70 \) \( = 0.062 \times 815.70 = 50.85 \) 3. **Medicare Tax**: \( 1.45\% \) of \( 815.70 \) \( = 0.0145 \times 815.70 = 11.83 \) 4. **State Tax**: \( 19\% \) of Federal Tax \( = 0.19 \times 56 = 10.64 \) Now, let's add these amounts together: \[ 56 + 50.85 + 11.83 + 10.64 = 129.32 \] Thus, the total reduction in Chuck's gross pay is \( \approx 129.30 \). None of the options exactly match this calculation. However, since option b is the closest, it should be \( b \) \( \$ 129.04 \), potentially due to rounding differences.