Denton Corporation employs 70 workers in its plant. Each employee is paid $10 pe
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Denton Corporation employs 70 workers in its plant. Each employee is paid $10 per hour and works seven hours per day, Monday through Friday. Employees are paid every Friday. The last payday was Friday, September 19.
Required:
1. Compute the dollar amount of the weekly payroll. 2. Prepare the journal entry on Friday, September 26, for the payment of the weekly payroll. 3. Denton prepares monthly financial statements. Prepare the adjusting journal entry on Tuesday, September 30, the last day of the month. 4. Prepare the journal entry on Friday, October 3, for the payment of the weekly payroll. 5. Will net income for the month of September be understated or overstated if Denton doesn’t bother with an adjusting entry on September 30?Explanation / Answer
Requirement 1
Answer -- Dollar amount of the weekly payroll= $24,500
Working
A
Number of Workers
70
B
Number of Working hours in a day
7
C
Number of days in a week
5
D=CxB
Number of hours in a week
35
E
Payment per hour
$ 10.00
F=E x D
Payment to one worker
$ 350.00
G= F x 70
Payment to 70 Workers in a week
$ 24,500.00
Requirement 2
Date
General Journal
Debit
Credit
29-Sep
Wages expense
$ 24,500.00
Cash
$ 24,500.00
(Wages paid for the week)
Requirement 3
Date
General Journal
Debit
Credit
30-Sep
Wages expense
$ 9,800.00
Wages payable
$ 9,800.00
(Wages payable for two days)
Wages for 5 days= $24,500
Wages for 1 day=$24,500/5= $4,900
Wages for 2 days = 4900 x 2 =$9,800
Requirement 4
Date
General Jopurnal
Debit
Credit
3-Oct
Wages expense
$ 14,700.00
Wages payable
$ 9,800.00
Cash
$ 24,500.00
(Wages paid for the week)
2 days expense has already been recorded on sep 30 so only 3 days expense will be recognized on 3rd October.
Requirement 5
If Adjustment entry is not passed the income would be overstated. Income would be overstated because of Understatement of Expense for 2 days of wages.
Working
A
Number of Workers
70
B
Number of Working hours in a day
7
C
Number of days in a week
5
D=CxB
Number of hours in a week
35
E
Payment per hour
$ 10.00
F=E x D
Payment to one worker
$ 350.00
G= F x 70
Payment to 70 Workers in a week
$ 24,500.00
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