Chapter 10 Current Liabilities and Payroll
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Solution
Mar. 1
Merchandise Inventory 20,000
Accounts Payable—Kelvin Co. 20,000
Apr. 10
Accounts Payable—Kelvin Co. 20,000
Notes Payable 20,000
June 9 Notes Payable
20,000 Interest Expense
400 Cash
20,400 Aug.
1 Building
48,125 Interest Expense
1,875 Notes Payable
50,000 Oct.
30 Notes Payable 50,000
Cash 50,000
Dec. 27 Sales Salaries Expense
63,400 Officers Salaries Expense
36,600 Office Salaries Expense
10,000 Social Security Tax Payable
6,600 Medicare Tax Payable
1,650 Employees Federal Income Tax Payable
17,600 Employees State Income Tax Payable
4,950 Bond Deductions Payable
850 Medical Insurance Payable
1,120 Salaries Payable
77,230 27
Payroll Tax Expense 8,250
Social Security Tax Payable 6,600
Medicare Tax Payable 1,650
30 Employees Federal Income Tax Payable
17,600 Social Security Tax Payable
13,200 Medicare Tax Payable
3,300 Cash
34,100 31
Pension Expense 9,500
Cash 9,500
Fund pension cost. 31
Vacation Pay Expense 36,100
Vacation Pay Payable 36,100
Accrue vacation pay. 31
Product Warranty Expense 37,240
Product Warranty Payable 37,240
Accrue warranty expense.
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1. Does a discounted note payable provide credit with- out interest? Discuss.
2. Employees are subject to taxes withheld from their paychecks.
a. List the federal taxes withheld from most em- ployee paychecks.
b. Give the title of the accounts credited by
amounts withheld. 3. Why are deductions from employees’ earnings clas-
sified as liabilities for the employer? 4. For each of the following payroll-related taxes, indi-
cate whether they generally apply to a employees only, b employers only, or c both employees and
employers: 1. Federal income tax
2. Medicare tax 3. Social security tax
4. Federal unemployment compensation tax 5. State unemployment compensation tax
5. What are the principal reasons for using a special payroll bank account?
6. In a payroll system, what types of input data are referred to as a constants and b variables?
7. To match revenues and expenses properly, should the expense for employee vacation pay be recorded
in the period during which the vacation privilege is earned or during the period in which the vacation
is taken? Discuss.
8. Explain how a defined contribution pension plan works.
9. When should the liability associated with a product warranty be recorded? Discuss.
10.
General Motors Corporation
reported 2.6 billion of product warranties in the Current Liabilities sec-
tion of a recent balance sheet. How would costs of repairing a defective product be recorded?
Discussion Questions
Practice Exercises
PE 10-1A Proceeds from notes payable
OBJ. 1
On October 12, Belleville Co. borrowed cash from Texas Bank by issuing a 30-day note with a face amount of 70,000.
a. Determine the proceeds of the note, assuming the note carries an interest rate of 6. b. Determine the proceeds of the note, assuming the note is discounted at 6.
PE 10-1B Proceeds from notes payable
OBJ. 1
On January 26, Nyree Co. borrowed cash from Conrad Bank by issuing a 45-day note with a face amount of 150,000.
a. Determine the proceeds of the note, assuming the note carries an interest rate of 10. b. Determine the proceeds of the note, assuming the note is discounted at 10.
PE 10-2A Federal income tax withholding
OBJ. 2
Bella Chen’s weekly gross earnings for the present week were 2,600. Chen has two exemptions. Using the wage bracket withholding table in Exhibit 3 with a 70 standard
withholding allowance for each exemption, what is Chen’s federal income tax withholding?
EE 10-1 p. 453
EE 10-2 p. 455 EE 10-1 p. 453
Example Exercises
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Chapter 10 Current Liabilities and Payroll