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Exercise 11-15 Podsednik Corporation has 20 employees who each earn $140 a day.

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Question

Exercise 11-15

Podsednik Corporation has 20 employees who each earn $140 a day. The following information is available.

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Prepare Podsednik’s journal entries to record these transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

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Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Exercise 11-15

1.

At December 31, Podsednik recorded vacation benefits. Each employee earned 5 vacation days during the year.

2.

At December 31, Podsednik recorded pension expense of $100,000, and made a contribution of $70,000 to the pension plan.

3.

In January, 18 employees used 1 vacation day each.

Explanation / Answer

1. As 20 employees earned 5 vacations so,

Dec 31. debit vacation benefit expense with $14,000

   Credit vacation benefit payable with $ 14,000

2. if penson expense is $100,000 and contribution is $75,000

Dec 31. Debit pension expense with $100,000

Credit cash with $75,000

Credit pension payable with $25,000

3. jan 18 debit vacation benefit payable with $2,800

Credit cash with $2,800