If Accrued Salaries Were Recorded on December 31 with a Debit

question 16

Multiple Choice

If accrued salaries were recorded on December 31 with a debit to Salaries Expense and a credit to Salaries Payable, and no reversing entries were made on January 1, the entry to record payment of these wages on the following January 5 would include:

• A) A debit to Cash and a credit to Salaries Payable.
• B) A debit to Cash and a credit to Prepaid Salaries.
• C) A debit to Salaries Payable and a credit to Salaries Expense.
• D) A debit to Salaries Payable and a credit to Cash.
• E) No entry would be necessary on January 5.

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