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The following transactions of Belkin Howe occurred during 2018:

Apr. 30 Howe is party to a patent infringement lawsuit of \(230,000. Howe’s attorney is certain it is remote that Howe will lose this lawsuit.

Jun. 30 Estimated warranty expense at 3% of sales of \)390,000.

Jul. 28 Warranty claims paid in the amount of \(6,300.

Sep. 30 Howe is party to a lawsuit for copyright violation of \)90,000. Howe’s attorney advises that it is probable Howe will lose this lawsuit. The attorney estimates the loss at \(90,000.

Dec. 31 Howe estimated warranty expense on sales for the second half of the year of \)520,000 at 3%.

Requirements

1. Journalize required transactions, if any, in Howe’s general journal. Explanations are not required.

2. What is the balance in Estimated Warranty Payable assuming a beginning balance of $0?

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Warranty Payable balance at Dec 31:$21,000

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Journal Entries


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Computation of warranty payable balance


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Hugh Stanley manages a Dairy House drive-in. His straight-time pay is \(12 per hour, with time-and-a-half for hours in excess of 40 per week. Stanley’s payroll deductions include withheld income tax of 20%, FICA tax, and a weekly deduction of \)5 for a charitable contribution to United Way. Stanley worked 58 hours during the week.

Requirements

  1. Compute Stanley’s gross pay and net pay for the week. Assume earnings to date are $18,000.
  2. Journalize Dairy Houses wages expense accrual for Stanley’s work. An explanation is not required.
  3. Journalize the subsequent payment of wages to Stanley.

What is a current liability? Provide some examples of current liabilities.

Lily Carter works for JDK all year and earns a monthly salary of \(12,100. There is no overtime pay. Lily’s income tax withholding rate is 10% of gross pay. In addition to payroll taxes, Lily elects to contribute 5% monthly to United Way. JDK also deducts \)250 monthly for co-payment of the health insurance premium. As of September 30, Lily had $108,900 of cumulative earnings. Requirements

1. Compute Lily’s net pay for October.

2. Journalize the accrual of salaries expense and the payment related to the employment of Lily Carter.

The general ledger of Seal-N-Ship at June 30, 2018, the end of the company’s fiscal year, includes the following account balances before payroll and adjusting entries.

Accounts Payable \( 114,000

Interest Payable 0

Salaries Payable 0

Employee Income Taxes Payable 0

FICA—OASDI Taxes Payable 0

FICA—Medicare Taxes Payable 0

Federal Unemployment Taxes Payable 0

State Unemployment Taxes Payable 0

Unearned Rent Revenue 7,200

Long-term Notes Payable 210,000

The additional data needed to develop the payroll and adjusting entries at June 30 are as follows:

a. The long-term debt is payable in annual installments of \)42,000, with the next installment due on July 31. On that date, Seal-N-Ship will also pay one year’s interest at 9%. Interest was paid on July 31 of the preceding year. Make the adjusting entry to accrue interest expense at year-end.

b. Gross unpaid salaries for the last payroll of the fiscal year were \(4,700. Assume that employee income taxes withheld are \)910 and that all earnings are subject to OASDI.

c. Record the associated employer taxes payable for the last payroll of the fiscal year, \(4,700. Assume that the earnings are not subject to unemployment compensation taxes

d. On February 1, the company collected one year’s rent of \)7,200 in advance.

Requirements

1. Using T-accounts, open the listed accounts and insert the unadjusted June 30 balances.

2. Journalize and post the June 30 payroll and adjusting entries to the accounts that you opened. Identify each adjusting entry by letter. Round to the nearest dollar.

3. Prepare the current liabilities section of the balance sheet at June 30, 2018.

Erin O’Neil Associates reported short-term notes payable and salaries payable as follows:

2018

2017

Current Liabilities—partial:

Short-term Notes Payable

\(16,900

\) 16,000

Salaries Payable

3,400

4,000

During 2018, O’Neil paid off both current liabilities that were left over from 2017, borrowed cash on short-term notes payable, and accrued salaries expense. Journalize all four of these transactions for O’Neil during 2018. Assume no interest on short-term notes payable of $16,000.

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