Question

Mat Broderick Company began operations on January 2, 2016. It employees 9 invividuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns 10 paid vacation days and 6 paid sick days annually. Vacation day may be taken after January 15 of the year following the year in which they are earned. Sick days may be taken as soon as they are earned, unused sick days accumulate. Additional information is as follows:

Actual Hourly Wage rate: 2016-$10.00 - 2017-$11

Vacation Days Used by each employee - 2016-0 days and 2017-9 days

Sick Days Used by Each Employee - 2016 -4 days and 2017 5 days

Assume the facts above except that Matt Broderick Company has chosen not to accrue paid sick leave until used, and has chosen to accrue vacation time at expected future rates of pay without discounting. The company used the following projected rates to accrue vacation time.

yr vacation was earned - 2016 rate of pay $10.75

yr vacation was earned - 2017 rate of pay $11.60

Instructions: prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2016 & 2017

Compute the amounts of any liability for compensated absences that should be reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2017.

Answer 1

a) Journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2016.
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Salaries and Wages Expense (9 employees X $10.75/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 10 days)	$   7,740.00
Salaries and Wages Payable		$   7,740.00
To accrue the expense and liability for vacations
Salaries and Wages Expense (9 employees X $10.00/hr. X 8 hrs./day X   4 days)	$   2,880.00
Cash		$   2,880.00
To record sick leave paid
No Entry, since no vacation days were used
To record vacation time paid
Journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2017.
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Salaries and Wages Expense (9 Employees x 10 days x 8 hours x $11.60)	$   8,352.00
Salaries and Wages Payable		$   8,352.00
To accrue the expense and liability for vacations
Salaries and Wages Expense (9 Employees x 5 days x 8 hours x $11)	$   3,960.00
Cash		$   3,960.00
To record sick leave paid
Salaries and Wages expense	$      162.00
Salaries and Wages Payable (9 Employees x 9 days x 8 hours x $10.75)	$   6,966.00
Cash (9 Employees x 9 days x 8 hours x $11)		$   7,128.00
To record vacation time paid
b)
2016
Current liabilities
Salaries and Wages Payable (9 employees X $10.75/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 10 days)	$   7,740.00
2017
Current liabilities
Salaries and Wages Payable (9 employees X $10.75/hr. X 8 hrs./day X 10 days)	$   7,740.00
Less: Vacation Paid during 2017	$  (6,966.00)
Add: Vacation accused during 2017	$   8,352.00
Salaries and Wages Payable	$   9,126.00