In: Accounting
Vaughn Company began operations on January 2, 2016. It employs
12 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each
employee earns 9 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 | Vacation Days Used | Sick Days Used | ||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||
$9 | $10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Vaughn Company has chosen to accrue the cost of compensated
absences at rates of pay in effect during the period when earned
and to accrue sick pay when earned.
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.)