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Exercise 13-4 Actual Hourly Wage Rate Vacation Days Used by Each Employee Sick D

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Exercise 13-4

Actual Hourly
Wage Rate

Vacation Days Used
by Each Employee

Sick Days Used
by Each Employee

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

Year in Which Vacation
Time Was Earned

Projected Future Pay Rates
Used to Accrue Vacation Pay

Prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2016 and 2017. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

Compute the amounts of any liability for compensated absences that should be reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2017. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

Exercise 13-4

Monty Company began operations on January 2, 2016. It employs 10 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 11 paid vacation days and 6 paid sick days annually. Vacation days may be taken after January 15 of the year following the year in which they are earned. Sick days may be taken as soon as they are earned; unused sick days accumulate. Additional information is as follows.

Actual Hourly
Wage Rate

Vacation Days Used
by Each Employee

Sick Days Used
by Each Employee

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

$11 $12 0 10 4 5
Monty Company has chosen not to accrue paid sick leave until used, and has chosen to accrue vacation time at expected future rates of pay without discounting. The company used the following projected rates to accrue vacation time.

Year in Which Vacation
Time Was Earned

Projected Future Pay Rates
Used to Accrue Vacation Pay

2016 $11.61 2017   12.53

Prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2016 and 2017. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

Date Account Titles and Explination Debit Credit 2016 (To accure the expense and liability for vacations) (To record sick leave paid) (To record vacation time paid) 2017 (To accrue the expense and liability for vacations) (To record sick leave paid) (To record vacation time paid)

Compute the amounts of any liability for compensated absences that should be reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2017. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

2016 2017 Accrued Liability $ $

Explanation / Answer

(a)

2016

To accrue the expense and liability for vacations

Salaries and Wages Expense............

10,216.80

(1)

         Salaries and Wages Payable....

10,216.80

To record sick leave paid

Salaries and Wages Expense............

3,520

(2)

         Cash...............................................

3,520

To record vacation time paid

No entry, since no vacation days were used.

2017

To accrue the expense and liability for vacations

Salaries and Wages Expense............

11,026.40

(3)

         Salaries and Wages Payable....

11,026.40

To record sick leave paid

Salaries and Wages Expense............

4,800

(4)

         Cash...............................................

4,800

To record vacation time paid

Salaries and Wage Expense..............

312

Salaries and Wages Payable..............

9,288

(5)

         Cash...............................................

9,600

(6)

(1)         10 employees X $11.61/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 11 days = $10,216.80

(2)     10 employees X $11.00/hr. X 8 hrs./day X   4 days = $3,520

(3)     10 employees X $12.53/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 11 days = $11,026.40

(4)     10 employees X $12.00/hr. X 8 hrs./day X   5 days = $4,800

(5)     10 employees X $11.61/hr. X 8 hrs./day X   10 days = $9,288

(6)     10 employees X $12.00/hr. X 8 hrs./day X   10 days = $9,600

(b)

Accrued liability at year-end:

2016

2017

Jan. 1 balance

$       0

$10,216.80

+ accrued

10,216.80

11,026.40

– paid

     (   0)

(9,288)

Dec. 31 balance

$10,216.80

(1)

$11,955.20

(2)

(1)

10 employees X $11.61/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 11 days =

$10,216.80

(2)

10 employees X $11.61/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 1 day =

$   928.80

10 employees X $12.53/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 11 days =

11,026.40

$11,955.20

(a)

2016

To accrue the expense and liability for vacations

Salaries and Wages Expense............

10,216.80

(1)

         Salaries and Wages Payable....

10,216.80

To record sick leave paid

Salaries and Wages Expense............

3,520

(2)

         Cash...............................................

3,520

To record vacation time paid

No entry, since no vacation days were used.

2017

To accrue the expense and liability for vacations

Salaries and Wages Expense............

11,026.40

(3)

         Salaries and Wages Payable....

11,026.40

To record sick leave paid

Salaries and Wages Expense............

4,800

(4)

         Cash...............................................

4,800

To record vacation time paid

Salaries and Wage Expense..............

312

Salaries and Wages Payable..............

9,288

(5)

         Cash...............................................

9,600

(6)

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