In: Accounting
Denton Corporation employs 70 workers in its plant. Each employee is paid $10 per hour and works seven hours per day, Monday through Friday. Employees are paid every Friday. The last payday was Friday, September 19.
Required:
1. | Compute the dollar amount of the weekly payroll. |
2. | Prepare the journal entry on Friday, September 26, for the payment of the weekly payroll. |
3. | Denton prepares monthly financial statements. Prepare the adjusting journal entry on Tuesday, September 30, the last day of the month. |
4. | Prepare the journal entry on Friday, October 3, for the payment of the weekly payroll. |
5. | Will net income for the month of September be understated or overstated if Denton doesn’t bother with an adjusting entry on September 30? |
Requirement 1
Answer -- Dollar amount of the weekly payroll= $24,500
Working |
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A |
Number of Workers |
70 |
B |
Number of Working hours in a day |
7 |
C |
Number of days in a week |
5 |
D=CxB |
Number of hours in a week |
35 |
E |
Payment per hour |
$ 10.00 |
F=E x D |
Payment to one worker |
$ 350.00 |
G= F x 70 |
Payment to 70 Workers in a week |
$ 24,500.00 |
Requirement 2
Date |
General Journal |
Debit |
Credit |
29-Sep |
Wages expense |
$ 24,500.00 |
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Cash |
$ 24,500.00 |
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(Wages paid for the week) |
Requirement 3
Date |
General Journal |
Debit |
Credit |
30-Sep |
Wages expense |
$ 9,800.00 |
|
Wages payable |
$ 9,800.00 |
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(Wages payable for two days) |
Wages for 5 days= $24,500
Wages for 1 day=$24,500/5= $4,900
Wages for 2 days = 4900 x 2 =$9,800
Requirement 4
Date |
General Jopurnal |
Debit |
Credit |
3-Oct |
Wages expense |
$ 14,700.00 |
|
Wages payable |
$ 9,800.00 |
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Cash |
$ 24,500.00 |
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(Wages paid for the week) |
2 days expense has already been recorded on sep 30 so only 3 days expense will be recognized on 3rd October.
Requirement 5
If Adjustment entry is not passed the income would be overstated. Income would be overstated because of Understatement of Expense for 2 days of wages.