An employee has gross earnings of $1,200 and withholdings of $91.80 for social security and medicare taxes and $120 for income taxes. the employer pays $91.80 for social security and medicare taxes, $9.60 for futa, and $64.80 for suta. the total cost of this employee to the employer is

Given the following parameters:

The employer pays the employee (gross earnings) – $1,200

The employer pays for social security and medicare taxes – $91.80

The employer pays for the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) – $9.60

The employer pays for the State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) –  $64.80

The total cost of this employee to the employer is the summation of all these costs
1,200 + 91.80 + 9.60 + 64.80 = $1366.20

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation: