Bettinghaus Corporation began business on January 2, with five employees. Its sick leave and vacationpolicy follows: Each employee is allowed 6 days of paid sick leave each year and one day of paid vacationleave for each month worked. The accrued vacation leave cannot be taken until the employee has beenwith the company 1 year. The sick leave, if not used, accumulates to an 18-day maximum. The vacationleave accumulates for 5 years, but at any time the employee may request additional compensation in lieuof taking paid vacation leave. The company records its liability for both compensated absences on aquarterly basis. The daily gross wages for each employee are $120.Required:1. Prepare journal entries to record the liability for compensated absences for the first quarter (January-March). Assume no sick leave had been taken by the employees.2. Prepare a partial interim balancesheet showing how the liability created in Requirement 1 would be reported on March 31.3. Next LevelDiscuss the underlying conceptual basis of accounting for compensated absences.

These liabilities are categorized as current liabilities since it is anticipated that they will be…

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