Workers then to those in the retail stores. Questions
2-16. Do you agree that it is inequitable to offer the corporate workers
better benefits then the store partners? Why? Is that what the law
would seem to say?
2-17. What arguments would you make as Starbucks' CEO concerning
why the current policy is fair?
2-18. How would you handle this situation if you were running a
company that was confronted by a shareholder making these
demands?

Portia grant is an employee who is paid monthly. for the month of january of the current year, she earned a total of $8,388. the fica tax for social security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the fica tax rate for medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. the futa tax rate of 0.6% and the suta tax rate of 5.4% are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. the amount of federal income tax withheld from her earnings was $1,391.77. what is the total amount of taxes withheld from the portia's earnings?