A. Popcorn Company pays its employees' salaries bi-weekly. Occasionally, advances made to employees are paid back by payroll deductions. Information relating to salaries for the calendar year 2020 is as follows: 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 Employee advances Accrued salaries payable 12,000.00 18,000.00 15,000.00 Salaries expense during the year 815,000.00 Salaries paid during the year (gross) 780,000.00 At December 31, 2020, what amount should Popcorn company report for accrued salaries payable?
A. Popcorn Company pays its employees' salaries bi-weekly. Occasionally, advances made to employees are paid back by payroll deductions. Information relating to salaries for the calendar year 2020 is as follows: 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 Employee advances Accrued salaries payable 12,000.00 18,000.00 15,000.00 Salaries expense during the year 815,000.00 Salaries paid during the year (gross) 780,000.00 At December 31, 2020, what amount should Popcorn company report for accrued salaries payable?
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A. Popcorn Company pays its employees' salaries bi-weekly. Occasionally,
advances made to employees are paid back by payroll deductions.
Information relating to salaries for the calendar year 2020 is as follows:
31/12/2019
31/12/2020
Employee advances
Accrued salaries payable
12,000.00
18,000.00
15,000.00
?
Salaries expense during the year
815,000.00
Salaries paid during the year (gross)
780,000.00
At December 31, 2020, what amount should Popcorn company report for
accrued salaries payable?
B. Face Company grants all employees two weeks paid vacation for each
full year of employment. Unused vacation time can be accumulated and
carried forward to succeeding years, and will be paid at the salaries in
effect when vacations are taken or when employment is terminated.
There was no employee turnover in 2020. Additional information relating
to the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:
Liability for accumulated vacations at December 31, 2019
25,000.00
Pre-2020 accrued vacations taken from January 1, 2020 to September 30,
2020 (the authorized period for vacations)
15,000.00
Vacations earned for work in 2020 (adjusted to current rates)
20,000.00
Face company granted a 10% salary increase to all employees on October
1, 2020, its annual salary increase date.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, Face company should report
vacation pay expense of](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F09c8b6bf-a1bb-428d-abaf-13e7a5f9f242%2F629962b8-a643-4fa9-872e-a596fe9c05e7%2Fb5t19wi_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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A. Popcorn Company pays its employees' salaries bi-weekly. Occasionally,
advances made to employees are paid back by payroll deductions.
Information relating to salaries for the calendar year 2020 is as follows:
31/12/2019
31/12/2020
Employee advances
Accrued salaries payable
12,000.00
18,000.00
15,000.00
?
Salaries expense during the year
815,000.00
Salaries paid during the year (gross)
780,000.00
At December 31, 2020, what amount should Popcorn company report for
accrued salaries payable?
B. Face Company grants all employees two weeks paid vacation for each
full year of employment. Unused vacation time can be accumulated and
carried forward to succeeding years, and will be paid at the salaries in
effect when vacations are taken or when employment is terminated.
There was no employee turnover in 2020. Additional information relating
to the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:
Liability for accumulated vacations at December 31, 2019
25,000.00
Pre-2020 accrued vacations taken from January 1, 2020 to September 30,
2020 (the authorized period for vacations)
15,000.00
Vacations earned for work in 2020 (adjusted to current rates)
20,000.00
Face company granted a 10% salary increase to all employees on October
1, 2020, its annual salary increase date.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, Face company should report
vacation pay expense of
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