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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Justin’s employer matches his contribution into a 401(k) at 50% of his personal contribution. Justin made $418 last week. He contributes 3% into his 401(k). What was the total contribution last week?
A
$6.27
B
$12.54
C
$18.81
D
$221.54
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A common partial match provided by employers is 50% of what you contribute, up to 6% of your salary. So, what this means in practical terms is that if you earn $80, 000 per year, your contributions that will be eligible for matching are 6% of your salary, or $4, 800 in this case.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, let’s assume your employer provides a 50% match on the first 6% of your annual salary that you contribute to your 401(k). If you have an annual salary of $100, 000 and contribute 6%, your contribution will be $6, 000 and your employer’s 50% match will be $3, 000 ($6, 000 x 50%), for a total of $9, 000.

Detailed explanation-3: -So to answer the question, we believe having one to one-and-a-half times your income saved for retirement by age 35 is a reasonable target. By age 50, you would be considered on track if you have three to six times your preretirement gross income saved.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contribution Limits The amount employees can contribute under a traditional, safe harbor or automatic enrollment 401(k) plan is limited to $22, 500 in 2023 ($20, 500 in 2022, $19, 500 in 2021 and in 2020 and $19, 000 in 2019).

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