Sheffield Company began operations on January 2, 2019. It employs 11 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 13 paid vacation days and 8 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 Wage Rate   Vacation Days Used by Each Employee   Sick Days Used

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Sheffield Company began operations on January 2, 2019. It employs 11 individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 13 paid vacation days and 8 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
Wage Rate
 
Vacation Days Used
by Each Employee
 
Sick Days Used
by Each Employee
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
$13     $14     0   11   5   6

Sheffield Company has chosen not to accrue paid sick leave until used, and has chosen to accrue vacation time at expected future rates of pay without discounting. The company used the following projected rates to accrue vacation time.

Year in Which Vacation
Time Was Earned
 
Projected Future Pay Rates
Used to Accrue Vacation Pay
2019
  $13.65
2020
    14.73
 
 
Prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2019 and 2020
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Compensated absences are hours for which an employee is paid at the regular rate of pay when they are unable to perform their job duties because of vacation, personal time off or any other kind of absence.

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