| A | B |
| The amount of money paid to employees at a specific rate per hour is a(n)_____. | wage |
| A(n)_____is a fixed amount of money paid to an employee each pay period. | salary |
| The amount of money actually received by the employee after all deductions are subtracted is called the_____. | net pay |
| A(n) is a form summarizing information about employees' earnings for each pay period. | payroll register |
| If an employee has_____, the employer placed the employee's net pay into their personal bank account. | direct deposit |
| The amount deducted from gross earnings for federal income tax each pay period depends on the total earnings, marital status, and the number of _____an employee claims on Form W-4. | exemptions |
| The_____is the total amount earned by the employee in the pay period. | gross earnings |
| A(n)____is an amount subtracted from gross earnings. | deduction |
| A(n)____is paid to the employee as a percentage of the employee's sales. | commission |
| A list of employees in a business and the earnings due to each employee for a specific period of time is a(n)_____. | payroll |
| An employee paid 1 1/2 times the regular wage is paid at a(n)_____. | overtime rate |
| The____is an individual payroll record kept for each employee. | employee's earnings record |
| The amount of time for which an employee is paid is called the ____. | pay period |
| Most companies use a(n)____to keep track of an hourly wage employee's hours. | time card |
| ____are the year-to-date gross earnings of an employee. | accumulated earnings |
| A(n) is a device used to scan certain information encoded on a magnetic strip on an employee's time card or identification badge. | electronic badge readers |
| The individual who prepares the payroll is called the _____. | payroll clerk |