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Chapter 11, Problem 11.6APE
A.
To determine
Vacation expense: Vacation expense is an estimated expense for the company which the company should pay to the employees as extra salary over the entire year. For example: If an employee works 49 weeks in a year, company should pay 3 weeks’
To journalize: Vacation pay expense.
B.
To determine
To journalize: Pension benefit.
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Nakajima Company provides its employees with vacation benefits and a defined contribution pension plan. Employees earned vacation pay of $20,000 for the
period. The pension plan requires a contribution to the plan administrator equal to 6% of employee salaries. Salaries were $244,000 during the period, and the full
amount due was contributed to the pension plan administrator.
Chart of Accounts
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Nakajima Company
General Ledger
Required:
On December 31, provide the journal entry for the (a) vacation pay on page 11 of the journal and (b) pension benefit on page 12 of the journal.
Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a
journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered.
ASSETS
110 Cash
111 Accounts Receivable
112 Interest Receivable
113 Notes Receivable
115…
Vacation Pay and Pension Benefits
Putnam Company provides its employees vacation benefits and a defined contribution pension plan. Employees earned vacation pay of $24,000 for the period. The
pension formula calculated a pension cost of $257,000. Only $15,420 was contributed to the pension plan administrator.
(a) Provide the journal entry for the vacation pay. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
(b) Provide the journal entry for the pension benefit. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Vacation Pay and Pension Benefits
Harvey Company provides its employees with vacation benefits and a defined benefit pension plan.
Employees earned vacation pay of $47,800 for the period. The pension formula indicated a pension
cost of $345,220. Only $299,500 was contributed to the pension plan administrator.
Required:
a. Provide the journal entry for the vacation pay. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it
blank.
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b. Provide the journal entry for the pension benefit. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave
it blank.
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Chapter 11 Solutions
Custom Bundle: Accounting, Loose-leaf Version, 26th + Working Papers, Chapters 1-17, 26th Edition
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