A Company Has 90 Employees and a Weekly Payroll of $117,000

question 214

Essay

A company has 90 employees and a weekly payroll of $117,000. The FICA-social security tax withheld totals $7,254 and the FICA-Medicare tax withheld totals $1,696.50. The total withholding for federal income tax is $16,500. Prepare the journal entry to accrue this week's salaries expense and withholdings, assuming no employees have exceeded the maximum taxable earnings for FICA-Social Security.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of goods or services produced by a business.

Rate of Return

A measure of the profitability or efficiency of an investment, expressed as a percentage of the original investment.

Variable Cost Concept

A principle in economics that refers to costs that vary directly with the level of production or service activity.

Rate of Return

A measurement of the gain or loss on an investment over a specific period, expressed as a percentage.