Patricia Strand’s regular hourly wage rate is $22, and she receives an hourly rate of $33 for work in excess of 40 hours. During a January pay period, Patricia works 48 hours. Patricia’s federal income tax withholding is $95.00, and she has no voluntary deductions. Assume that the FICA tax rate is 7.65%. Prepare the employer’s journal entries to record (a) Patricia’s pay for the period and (b) the payment of Patricia’s wages. Use January 15 for the end of the pay period and the payment date. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) No. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (a)  Jan. 15 enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15 enter a debit amount enter a credit amount     enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15 enter a debit amount enter a credit amount     enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15 enter a debit amount enter a credit amount     enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15 enter a debit amount enter a credit amount (b)  Jan. 15 enter an account title to record the payment of Betsy's wages on January 15 enter a debit amount enter a credit amount     enter an account title to record the payment of Betsy's wages on January 15

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Patricia Strand’s regular hourly wage rate is $22, and she receives an hourly rate of $33 for work in excess of 40 hours. During a January pay period, Patricia works 48 hours. Patricia’s federal income tax withholding is $95.00, and she has no voluntary deductions. Assume that the FICA tax rate is 7.65%.

Prepare the employer’s journal entries to record (a) Patricia’s pay for the period and (b) the payment of Patricia’s wages. Use January 15 for the end of the pay period and the payment date. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

No.
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
(a) 
Jan. 15
enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
   
enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
   
enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
   
enter an account title to record Betsy's pay for the period on January 15
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
(b) 
Jan. 15
enter an account title to record the payment of Betsy's wages on January 15
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
   
enter an account title to record the payment of Betsy's wages on January 15
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