ACC205 week 4 exercise

Week Four Exercise Assignment
Liability

1. Payroll accounting. Assume that the following tax
rates and payroll information pertain to Brookhaven Publishing:
·
Social Security taxes: 6% on the first $55,000
earned
·
Medicare taxes: 1.5% on the first $130,000
earned
·
Federal income taxes withheld from wages: $7,500

·
State income taxes: 5% of gross earnings
·
Insurance withholdings: 1% of gross earnings
·
State unemployment taxes: 5.4% on the first
$7,000 earned
·
Federal unemployment taxes: 0.8% on the first
$7,000 earned

The company incurred a salary expense of $50,000 during
February. All employees had earned less than $5,000 by month-end.
a. Prepare the necessary entry to
record Brookhaven’s February payroll. The entry will include deductions for the
following:
·
Social Security taxes
·
Medicare taxes
·
Federal income taxes withheld
·
State income taxes
·
Insurance withholdings

b. Prepare the journal entry to
record Brookhaven’s payroll tax expense. The entry will include the following:
·
Matching Social Security taxes
·
Matching Medicare taxes
·
State unemployment taxes
·
Federal unemployment taxes

2. Current
liabilities: entries and disclosure.A review of selected financial
activities of Visconti’s during 20XX disclosed the following:

12/1

Borrowed $20,000 from the First City Bank by signing a 3-
month, 15% note payable. Interest and principal are due at maturity.

2/10

Established a warranty liability for the XY-80, a new
product. Sales are expected to total 1,000 units during the month. Past
experience with similar products indicates that 2% of the units will require
repair, with warranty costs averaging $27 per unit.

12/22

Purchased $16,000 of merchandise on account from Oregon
Company, terms 2/10, n/30.

12/26

Borrowed $5,000 from First City Bank; signed a note
payable due in 60 days.

12/31

Repaired six XY-80s during the month at a total cost of
$162.

12/31

Accrued 3 days of salaries at a total cost of $1,400.

Instructions
a. Prepare journal entries to
record the transactions.
b. Prepare adjusting entries on
October 31 to record accrued interest.
c. Prepare the Current Liability
section of Red Bank’s balance sheet as of October 31. Assume that the Accounts
Payable account totals $203,600 on this date.

3.Notes
payable. Red Bank Enterprises was involved in
the following transactions during the fiscal year ending October 31:

8/2:

Borrowed $75,000 from the Bank of
Kingsville by signing a 120-day note.

8/20:

Issued a $40,000 note to Harris
Motors for the purchase of a $40,000 de­livery truck. The note is due in 180
days and carries a 12% interest rate.

9/10:

Purchased merchandise from Pans
Enterprises in the amount of $15,000. Issued a 30-day, 12% note in settlement
of the balance owed.

9/11:

Issued a $60,000 note to Datatex
Equipment in settlement of an overdue account payable of the same amount. The
note is due in 30 days and car­ries a 14% interest rate.

10/10:

The note to Pans Enterprises was
paid in full.

10/31: The note to Datatex
Equipment was paid in full.
11/30: Paid note to Bank of Kingville

Instructions
a. Prepare journal entries to
record the transactions.
b. Prepare adjusting entries on
October 31 to record accrued interest.
c. Prepare the
Current Liability section of Red Bank’s balance sheet as of October 31. Assume
that the Accounts Payable account totals $203,600 on this date.