Principles of Cost Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305087408
Author: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 4P
Payroll for piece-rate wage system
Collier Manufacturing Co. operates on a modified wage plan. During one week’s operation, the following direct labor costs were incurred:
The employees are machine operators. Piece rates vary with the kind of product being produced. A minimum of $70 per day is guaranteed to each employee by union contract.
Required:
- 1. Compute the weekly earnings for Travis, Nessman, and Smithers.
- 2. Prepare
journal entries to:- a. record the week’s payroll, assuming that none of the employees has achieved the maximum base wage for FICA taxes. The income tax withheld for each employee amounts to 10% of gross wages.
- b. record payment of the payroll.
- c. record the employer’s share of payroll taxes, assuming that none of the employees has achieved the maximum base wage for FICA or
unemployment taxes.
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Principles of Cost Accounting
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