Chapter 11, Problem 11SP

Review the February 26 and March 25 transactions for Business Solutions (SP 5) from Chapter 5.

Feb. 26 The company paid cash to Lyn Addie foreieht days' work at SJ25 per day. Mar. 25 The company sold merchandise with a S2,002 cost for $2,800 on credit to Wildcat Services, invoice dated March 25.

Required

1. Assume that Lyn Addie is an unmarried employee. Her SI.000 of wages have deductions for FICA Social Security taxes, FICA Medicare taxes, and federal income taxes. Her federal income taxes for this pay period total S159. Compute her net pay for the eight days' work paid on February 26. Round amounts to the nearest cent.
2. Record the journal entry to reflect the payroll payment to Lyn Addie as computed in part 1.
3. Record the journal entry to reflect the (employer) payroll tax expenses for the February 26 payroll payment. Assume Lyn Addie has not met earnings limits for FUTA and SUTA (the FUTA rate is 0.6% and the SUTA rate is 5.4% for the company). Round amounts to the nearest cent.
4. Record the entry(ies) for the merchandise sold on March 25 if a 4% sales tax rate applies.