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Chapter 11: Q29PGA (page 612)

The income statement for California Communications follows. Assume California Communications signed a 3-month, 9%, $3,000 note on June 1, 2018, and that this was the only note payable for the company.

Requirements

1. Fill in the missing information for California’s year ended July 31, 2018, income statement. Round to the nearest dollar.

2. Compute the times-interest-earned ratio for the company. Round to two decimals.

Short Answer

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Net Income:$4,282

Times Interest Earned Ratio:79.85 times

Step by step solution

01

Completing Income Statement

InterestExpenses=Notespayable×Rate×No.ofMonths12=$3,000×9100×312=$67.5

02

Computation of ratio

TimesInterestEarnedRatio=operatigIncomeInterestExpense=$5,430$68=79.85times

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Question: Recording employee and employer payroll taxes County Company had the following partially completed payroll register:

EarningsWithholdings

Beginning Cumulative Earnings

Current Period Earnings

Ending Cumulative Earnings

OASDI

Medicare

Income

tax

Health

Insurance

United

way

Total

Withholding

Net

pay

Check

No.

Salaries and Wages Expense

\( 77,000

\) 4,500

\( 900

\) 90

\(15

801

112,000

7,200

1,200

144

35

802

48,000

3,300

600

66

0

803

61,000

3,300

850

66

20

804

0

4,500

1,100

90

0

805

\)298,000

\(22,800

\)4,650

\(456

\)70

Requirements

  1. Complete the payroll register. Round to two decimals.
  2. Journalize County Company’s salaries and wages expense accrual for the current pay period.
  3. Journalize County Company’s expenses for employer payroll taxes for the current pay period.
  4. Journalize the payment to employees.
  5. Journalize the payment for withholdings and employer payroll taxes.

The following transactions of Philadelphia Pharmacies occurred during 2017 and 2018:

2017

Jan. 9 Purchased computer equipment at a cost of \(7,000, signing a six-month, 8% note payable for that amount.

29 Recorded the week’s sales of \)68,000, three-fourths on credit and one-fourth for cash. Sales amounts are subject to a 6% state sales tax. Ignore cost of goods sold.

Feb. 5 Sent the last week’s sales tax to the state.

Jul. 9 Paid the six-month, 8% note, plus interest, at maturity.

Aug. 31 Purchased merchandise inventory for \(3,000, signing a six-month, 10% note payable. The company uses the perpetual inventory system.

Dec. 31 Accrued warranty expense, which is estimated at 2% of sales of \)609,000.

31 Accrued interest on all outstanding notes payable.

2018

Feb. 28 Paid the six-month 10% note, plus interest, at maturity.

Journalize the transactions in Plymouth’s general journal. Explanations are not required.

Liam Wallace is general manager of Moonwalk Salons. During 2018, Wallace worked for the company all year at a \(13,400 monthly salary. He also earned a year-end bonus equal to 5% of his annual salary.

Wallace’s federal income tax withheld during 2018 was \)2,010 per month, plus \(1,608 on his bonus check. State income tax withheld came to \)110 per month, plus \(80 on the bonus. FICA tax was withheld on the annual earnings. Wallace authorized the following payroll deductions: Charity Fund contribution of 2% of total earnings and life insurance of \)15 per month.

Moonwalk incurred payroll tax expense on Wallace for FICA tax. The company also paid state unemployment tax and federal unemployment tax.

Requirements

1. Compute Wallace’s gross pay, payroll deductions, and net pay for the full year 2018. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar.

2. Compute Moonwalk’s total 2018 payroll tax expense for Wallace.

3. Make the journal entry to record Moonwalk’s expense for Wallace’s total earnings for the year, his payroll deductions, and net pay. Debit Salaries Expense and Bonus Expense as appropriate. Credit liability accounts for the payroll deductions and Cash for net pay. An explanation is not required.

4. Make the journal entry to record the accrual of Moonwalk’s payroll tax expense for Wallace’s total earnings.

5. Make the journal entry for the payment of the payroll withholdings and taxes.

What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?

The general ledger of Seal-N-Ship at June 30, 2018, the end of the company’s fiscal year, includes the following account balances before payroll and adjusting entries.

Accounts Payable \( 114,000

Interest Payable 0

Salaries Payable 0

Employee Income Taxes Payable 0

FICA—OASDI Taxes Payable 0

FICA—Medicare Taxes Payable 0

Federal Unemployment Taxes Payable 0

State Unemployment Taxes Payable 0

Unearned Rent Revenue 7,200

Long-term Notes Payable 210,000

The additional data needed to develop the payroll and adjusting entries at June 30 are as follows:

a. The long-term debt is payable in annual installments of \)42,000, with the next installment due on July 31. On that date, Seal-N-Ship will also pay one year’s interest at 9%. Interest was paid on July 31 of the preceding year. Make the adjusting entry to accrue interest expense at year-end.

b. Gross unpaid salaries for the last payroll of the fiscal year were \(4,700. Assume that employee income taxes withheld are \)910 and that all earnings are subject to OASDI.

c. Record the associated employer taxes payable for the last payroll of the fiscal year, \(4,700. Assume that the earnings are not subject to unemployment compensation taxes

d. On February 1, the company collected one year’s rent of \)7,200 in advance.

Requirements

1. Using T-accounts, open the listed accounts and insert the unadjusted June 30 balances.

2. Journalize and post the June 30 payroll and adjusting entries to the accounts that you opened. Identify each adjusting entry by letter. Round to the nearest dollar.

3. Prepare the current liabilities section of the balance sheet at June 30, 2018.
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