Chelsea Services Company Pays Its Staff Their Wages Every Friday

question 88

Essay

Chelsea Services Company pays its staff their wages every Friday. The staff works a five-day work week and the payroll amounts to $25,000 per week. The last day of January fell on a Tuesday, and an adjustment entry was made on that date to accrue wage expense. On Friday, February 3, Chelsea Company pays out $25,000 in wages as usual. Please provide the entry needed at the time the wages are paid.

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Definitions:

Inventory Storage

The process and facilities used to keep goods stocked and maintained until they are sold or distributed.

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting that converts partially completed units of production into a number of fully completed units for inventory valuation.

Units Transferred Out

Refers to the number of units moved from one production process to the next or finished goods completed during a period.

Ending Work

The final stage or tasks involved in completing a project or process, or the concluding balances in financial accounts at the end of a period.