Question

The company has 15 employees, who earn a total of $1,960 in salaries each working day. They are paid each Monday for their work in the five-day workweek ending on the previous Friday. Assume that December 31, 2015, is a Tuesday, and all 15 employees worked the first two days of that week. Because New Year's Day is a paid holiday, they will be paid salaries for five full days on Monday, January 6, 2016. Use the information to prepare adjusting entries as of December 31, 2015.

Answer 1

Preparation of the adjusting entries as of December 31, 2015.

Dr Salaries Expense 3,920

Cr Salaries Payable 3,920

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we were been told in the question that all the 15 employees worked the first 2 days of that week, the Adjustment we therefore be $3,920( 1,960×2) . And the transaction will be recorded as:

Dr Salaries Expense 3,920

Cr Salaries Payable 3,920

The Adjustment will be :

1,960 x 2 = 3,920

Therefore the pay that occured in New Year's Day will not be used because it falls in the next year.