Question

Sheffield Corp. pays all salaried employees on a biweekly basis. Overtime pay, however, is paid in the next biweekly period. Sheffield accrues salaries expense only at its December 31 year end. Data relating to salaries earned in December 2020 are as follows:

Last payroll was paid on 12/26/20, for the 2-week period ended 12/26/20.
Overtime pay earned in the 2-week period ended 12/26/20 was $27000.
Remaining work days in 2020 were December 29, 30, 31, on which days there was no overtime.
The recurring biweekly salaries total $464000.

Assuming a five-day workweek, Sheffield should record a liability at December 31, 2020 for accrued salaries of

$305400.

$139200.

$278400.

$166200.

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Answer 1

Sheffield should record a liability at December 31, 2020 for accrued salaries is calculated as follows:

Given that five-days in a week

Accrued salaries =

Overtime pay earned in the 2-week period + ( Total recurring biweekly salaries / 2-week period * 3 Days)

                   = $27,000 + ( $464,000 / 10 Days * 3 Days)

                   = $27,000 + $139,200

                   = $166,200

Sheffield should record a liability at December 31, 2020 for accrued salaries is $166,200.

So correct answer is option (4) or $166,200.