College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
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Chapter 7, Problem 4PB
1.
To determine
Complete the Company B’s payroll register.
2.
To determine
Journalize the transaction to record the payroll.
3.
To determine
Journalize the transaction to record the payment of wages by assuming that the company has transferred funds from payroll to its cash- payroll bank account.
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