Use This Information to Answer the Following Question The Entry to Record the Accrual of Employer's Payroll Taxes

question 47

Multiple Choice

Use this information to answer the following question. The following totals for the month of November were taken from the payroll register of Levine Company:
$\begin{array}{llr} \text {Salaries expense } &\$12,000\\ \text { Social security and Medicare taxes withheld } &550\\ \text { Income taxes withheld} &2,500\\ \text { Medical insurance deductions } &250\\ \text { Life insurance deductions} &200\\ \text { Salaries subiect to federal and state unemployment taxes of 6.2 percent } &4,000\\\end{array}$

The entry to record the accrual of employer's payroll taxes would include a debit to Payroll Taxes and Benefits Expense for

• A) $1,248.
• B) $550.
• C) $798.
• D) $248.

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

The amount by which sales income exceeds variable expenses, which is utilized to pay off fixed expenses and create profit.

Variable Costs

Expenses that vary in direct proportion to changes in production or sales volume, such as raw materials and direct labor costs.

Sales

Revenue generated from goods or services exchanged by an entity during its normal business operations.

Break-even Analysis

An assessment to determine the sales volume at which total revenues equal total costs, indicating no net loss or gain.