Write an article based on this "Determine the employee's gross pay. Obtain federal and state income tax tables. Apply federal and state income taxes. Apply Social Security tax rates. Deduct Medicare taxes. Subtract other deductions. Finalize net pay."
article: Before you can begin to calculate payroll, you must know what the employee's gross income is. This is determined by multiplying the number of hours worked in a pay period by the hourly rate. For example, if an employee works 40 hours in a pay period and earns $15 an hour, you would multiply 40 times $15 to get a gross pay of $600. Don't forget to factor in any overtime, commissions, or bonuses awarded during the pay period. Pay periods may be weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. If the period is bi-weekly, for instance, then a full-time employee should work about 80 hours. An employee with a fixed salary will earn the same amount no matter how many hours they work. Federal Income Tax tables break down the amount of federal income tax an individual owes based on pay, exemptions, and filing status. The Internal Revenue Service posts current tax tables online. You may find state income tax tables online by visiting your state comptroller's office website. You'll use the tax tables that you've retrieved to apply the correct amount of federal and state income tax to withhold. For federal taxes, you'll look up the withholding amount based on the employee's gross pay, filing status, and the number of exemptions claimed. Then, you'll deduct that amount from the gross pay. For states taxes, consult your state's department of revenue website for instructions about how much to withhold. Calculating the amount of Social Security tax to pay is easy as it is a fixed percentage of an employee's gross pay. Employers must bear in mind that they too are responsible for paying social security taxes. The current tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% for the employee. Like the Social Security tax, Medicare taxes are also a fixed percentage of a person's earnings. In addition, employers are also responsible for paying Medicare taxes. Employees are currently taxed at 1.45% for Medicare. Employees may have voluntary contributions or mandatory deductions that need to be reduced from their gross pay. Examples of voluntary contributions include 401(k) contributions, deferred compensation programs, long-term disability, and flexible spending accounts. Examples of mandatory deductions include child support and alimony. The amount remaining after these deductions are subtracted will be net pay. Go back over your calculations and make sure that you haven't make any mistakes.

Write an article based on this "Measure the quality of the customer's point of contact. Measure the empathy of the company as a whole. Measure the reliability of the company. Measure the responsiveness of the company. Measure the tangible aspects of the customer's experience."
article: When you're designing a survey or another method of measuring your business's service quality, it's important to focus on the very most important metrics (since customers are less likely to complete longer, more complicated surveys). One of the most important details of all to focus on is the quality of the customer's point of contact. By examining the interaction between customers and your representatives, you can determine whether your business's interactions with your customers are satisfactory. In addition, this line of questioning can help you "weed out" problem employees with bad attitudes. Try to ask questions like the following: Which employee(s) provided your service? Did the employee(s) providing the service appear to be knowledgeable? Were they courteous to customers as well as other staff? Did they convey a sense of confidence and trust? If your business deals directly with consumers (as opposed to other businesses), it's vital to convey the idea that your business cares about its customers. There isn't one single way to do this the solution to this problem is part marketing, part branding, and (especially) part service quality. To measure this quality in surveys and so on, focus on asking questions like the following: Did the consumer feel the company and/or employee(s) cared about the people they were working with? Did the customer feel they received individualized attention? Did the company project a friendly, welcoming atmosphere? High service quality in the short-term doesn't mean much if it can't be sustained in the long-term. Consistency is a hugely important aspect of high-quality service in fact, research has shown that reliability is generally considered the most important aspect of good service by customers. Reliability is the reason that huge-multinationals like McDonalds are able to attract customers everywhere. Customers like getting the same satisfactory result every time they use a business's products or services. Thus, to judge the consistency of your service, ask questions like the following: Did the employee or company perform the service accurately? Did the customer feel the company or employee would be able to dependably continue to perform the service in the future? Would the customer use the company's services again in the future? If this is not the customer's first time using the company's services, how did their most recent experience compare to past ones? Though it's probably obvious, it definitely bears mentioning that customers nearly everywhere prefer interacting with companies that are kind, polite, prompt, and willing to satisfy them. Measuring your company's responsiveness can help you determine whether to devote more resources to creating a positive experience for your customer by training your employees to be more effective, hiring new personnel, and/or using different strategies for dealing with customers. Try focusing on questions like the following: How willing and able was the employee able to respond to the customer's needs? How quickly was service provided? Did the employee seem happy to offer additional service? Even the happiest, promptest, most accommodating employees can't give high-quality service if they don't have the equipment to do their job or the actual physical environment of the business is unsatisfactory. Keeping the physical, tangible aspects of your business in good order is an important aspect of providing high-quality service. Pinpoint flaws in your business's operations by asking questions like the following: Was all equipment functioning properly? Was the appearance of the product or business clean and satisfactory? Was the appearance of the employee(s) professional? Were all communications clear and professional?

Write an article based on this "Use a non-stick skillet. Place the cheese over low heat. Add a dash of corn starch and evaporated milk. Try adding American cheese. Add an acidic ingredient like vinegar or beer. Whisk the cheese continuously. Remove the cheese as soon as it's melted."
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Cheese can very easily stick to the side of a pan or dish during the melting process. Select a dish with a non-stick coating to melt your cheese to avoid this problem. Place your cheese over the stove at low heat. Never start heating cheese on high or medium heat, as this will cause cheese to heat unevenly. A little starch and milk keeps cheese from separating too quickly, resulting in a lumpy, uneven mixture. The amount of each will vary, depending on how much cheese you're melting, but you only need a small dash of each to keep the cheese smooth. You can also add a few small slices of American cheese, as this type of cheese has properties that helps cheese melt smoothly. If you don't mind the taste of American cheese, throw a slice or two into your cheese mixture. If your cheese gets lumpy as it melts, a small amount of an acidic ingredient can help. Alcohol, like white wine or beer, works great and adds flavor. If you'd prefer not to use alcohol, however, you can try something like vinegar or lemon juice instead. Use a wire whisk or fork to continually whisk the cheese as it melts. This will mix in any added ingredients and also keep the cheese mixture smooth. You should remove the cheese from the stove as soon as it reaches the consistency you want. Cheese has a low burning point, so melting cheese any longer than necessary can cause it to burn.