The following is a partial unadjusted Trial Balance. Cash $25,000, Wages Expense 60,000, Wages Payable $0.

Bravo pays its employee weekly ($2,500 for a five day work week) on Fridays for work completed during that week. May 31 is a Tuesday. Use this information to prepare the compound General Journal entry (without explanation) for the required payroll payment on June 3, 2016. If no entry is required then write "No Entry Required."

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Darwin Hood

11 September, 05:35

The following is a partial unadjusted Trial Balance. Cash $25,000, Wages Expense 60,000, Wages Payable $0.

Bravo pays its employee weekly ($2,500 for a five day work week) on Fridays for work completed during that week. May 31 is a Tuesday. Use this information to prepare the compound General Journal entry (without explanation) for the required payroll payment on June 3, 2016. If no entry is required then write "No Entry Required."

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Alicia · Answer 1

wages expense 7,500

wages payable 5,000

cash 12,500

to record payment of wages on june 3rd

Explanation:

Week: May 30th - June 3rd

Monday 2,500

Tuesday 2,500

Total wages expense for May 31th 5,000

Wendesday 2,500

Thursday 2,500

Friday 2,500

Wages expense attributable to June 7,500

the journal entry for june 3rd will:

write-off the payable amount for May wages

declare the June wages expense

credit cash for the whole amount of wages paid.