Answer:
$73.89
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that Kathy Parker's employer pays 65% of the total cost of her $5,489 health insurance premium.
This means Kathy pays 35% of her health insurance premium.
Let us find 35% of $5489.
[tex]\text{Amount of health insurance premium paid by Cathy per year}=\frac{35}{100}\times\$5489[/tex]
[tex]\text{Amount of health insurance premium paid by Cathy per year}=0.35\times\$5489[/tex]
[tex]\text{Amount of health insurance premium paid by Cathy per year}=\$1921.15[/tex]
As we are asked to find Cathy's biweekly deduction for the insurance we will divide amount of premium paid by Cathy by 26 as biweekly is paid 26 times per year.
[tex]\text{Cathy's biweekly deduction}=\frac{\$1921.15}{26}[/tex]
[tex]\text{Cathy's biweekly deduction}=\$73.89[/tex]
Therefore, Cathy's biweekly deduction for the insurance is $73.89.
