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An analysis of the payroll for the month of November for CinMar Inc. reveals the information shown:
*All regular time
Andrews, Lomax, and Herzog are production workers, and Dimmick is the plant manager. Hendrick is in charge of the office.
Cumulative earnings paid (before deductions) in this calendar year prior to the payroll period ending November 8 were as follows: Andrews, $21,200; Lomax, $6,800; Herzog, $11,500; Dimmick, $116,200; and Hendrick, $32,800.
The solution to this problem requires the following forms, using the indicated column headings:
- 1. Prepare an employee earnings record for each of the five employees.
- 2. Prepare a payroll record for each of the four weeks.
- 3. Prepare a labor cost summary for the month.
- 4. Prepare
journal entries to record the following:- a. The payroll for each of the four weeks.
- b. The payment of wages for each of the four payrolls.
- c. The distribution of the monthly labor costs per the labor cost summary.
- d. The company's payroll taxes covering the four payroll periods.
1.
Organize an employee earning record for each employee of C Company.
Explanation of Solution
Payroll Account:
A payroll account is a separate checking account for the company to record the payment of the payroll checks to their employees. A payroll account includes the money a company pays to their employees like salaries, wages, bonuses and withheld taxes.
Employee Earning Records
Table.1
2.
Organize a payroll record for each of the four weeks of C Company.
Explanation of Solution
Table.2
3.
Prepare a labor cost summary for C Company for the entire month of November
Explanation of Solution
Table.3
4.
Journalize the following transactions of C Company.
Explanation of Solution
a.
Pass journal entries to record the payroll for each of the four weeks.
Table.4
- Payroll account is an expense account and it increased. Therefore, debit the payroll account by $4,700.
- FICA tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the FICA tax payable account by $376.
- Employee’s income tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the employee’s income tax payable account by $470.
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the wages payable account by $ 3,854.
Table.5
- Payroll account is an expense account and it increased. Therefore, debit the payroll account by $4,610.
- FICA tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the FICA tax payable account by $289.
- Employee’s income tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the employee’s income tax payable account by $461.
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the wages payable account by $ 3,860.
Table.6
- Payroll account is an expense account and it increased. Therefore, debit the payroll account by $4,740.
- FICA tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the FICA tax payable account by $187.
- Employee’s income tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the employee’s income tax payable account by $474.
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the wages payable account by $4,049.
Table.7
- Payroll account is an expense account and it increased. Therefore, debit the payroll account by $4,850.
- FICA tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the FICA tax payable account by $196.
- Employee’s income tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the employee’s income tax payable account by $485.
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the wages payable account by $ 4,169.
b.
Pass journal entries to record the payment of wages for each of the four weeks.
Table.8
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, debit the wages payable account by $3,854.
- Cash is an asset account and it decreased. Therefore, credit the cash account by $3,854.
Table.9
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, debit the wages payable account by $3,860.
- Cash is an asset account and it decreased. Therefore, credit the cash account by $3,860.
Table.10
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, debit the wages payable account by $4,079.
- Cash is an asset account and it decreased. Therefore, credit the cash account by $4,079.
Table.11
- Wages payable is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, debit the wages payable account by $4,169.
- Cash is an asset account and it decreased. Therefore, credit the cash account by $4,169.
c.
Pass journal entry to record the distribution of monthly labor cost per the labor cost summary.
Table.13
- Work-in-Process is an asset account and it increased. Therefore debit the work-in-process account by $6,020.
- Factory overhead is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, debit the factory overhead account by $9,600.
- Administrative salaries are and expense account and it increased. Therefore, debit the administrative salaries account by $3,280.
- Payroll account is an expense account and it decreased. Therefore, credit the payroll account by $18,900.
d.
Pass journal entries to record the payroll taxes of C Company that covers the four payroll periods.
Table.13
Working Notes:
(1) Compute the value of FUTA tax payable.
(2) Compute the value of SUTA tax payable.
- Factory overhead is an expense account and it increased. Therefore, debit the factory overhead account by $845.6.
- Administrative salaries are an expense account and it increased. Therefore, debit the administrative salaries account by $262.4.
- FICU tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the FICU tax payable account by $1,048.
- FUTA tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the FICU tax payable account by $12.
- SUTA tax is a liability account and it increased. Therefore, credit the FICU tax payable account by $49.
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