
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Sophie Gowna, 47 years old, works for an Ontario company with a Bi-weekly pay cycle. She earns $19 per hour and receives over-time paid at time and a half for any hours worked over 44 in a week. Sophie receives $50 cash cell phone allowance per month for working from home and 6% vacation retained and pay later. She also receives $325 cash reimbursement of business travel expenses through payroll in this pay cycle. During this Bi-weekly pay cycle, Sophie worked 92 hours. The company pays $35 gym membership fees per month to the Fit Club for Sophie. The company made $400 one-time tuition payment to the City College for her non-work-related course in this pay period. Sophie pays $25.00 per month in union dues and contributes 8% of her regular hours’ wage to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan each pay cycle. What is Sophie's Pensionable Earnings for this pay cycle? $ 2,202.15 $ 2,309.31 $ 1,825.23 $ 1,929.08 $ 2,550.23
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