Cullumber Hardware payroll for November 2020 is summarized below.           Amount Subject to Payroll Taxes             Unemployment Tax Payroll   Wages Due   FICA   Federal   State Factory   $126,600   $126,600   $40,500   $40,500 Sales   28,800   28,800   4,200   4,200 Administrative   38,900   38,900            Total   $194,300   $194,300   $44,700   $44,700 At this point in the year, some employees have already received wages in excess of those to which payroll taxes apply. Assume that the state unemployment tax is 2.5%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an employee’s wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. Of the $194,300 wages subject to FICA tax, $21,300 of the sales wages is in excess of $128,400. Federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after credits. Income tax withheld amounts to $16,800 for factory, $7,700 for sales, and $6,800 for administrative. (a)   Correct answer icon Your answer is correct. Prepare a schedule showing the employer’s total cost of wages for November by function. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)     Factory   Sales   Administrative   Total Salaries and Wages   $   $   $   $ FICA Taxes                 FUTA Taxes                 SUTA Taxes                 Total Cost   $   $   $   $   eTextbook and Media List of Accounts         Attempts: 2 of 9 used       (b)     Prepare the journal entries to record the factory, sales, and administrative payrolls including the employer’s payroll taxes. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Factory Payroll:                         (To record salaries and wages expense.)                             (To record payroll tax expense.)     Sales Payroll:                         (To record salaries and wages expense.)                             (To record payroll tax expense.)     Administrative Payroll:                         (To record salaries and wages expense.)                 (To record payroll tax expense.)       eTextbook and Media List of Accounts   Save for Later

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Cullumber Hardware payroll for November 2020 is summarized below.

         
Amount Subject to Payroll Taxes
           
Unemployment Tax
Payroll
 
Wages Due
 
FICA
 
Federal
 
State
Factory   $126,600   $126,600   $40,500   $40,500
Sales   28,800   28,800   4,200   4,200
Administrative   38,900   38,900        
   Total   $194,300   $194,300   $44,700   $44,700

At this point in the year, some employees have already received wages in excess of those to which payroll taxes apply. Assume that the state unemployment tax is 2.5%. The FICA rate is 7.65% on an employee’s wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. Of the $194,300 wages subject to FICA tax, $21,300 of the sales wages is in excess of $128,400. Federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after credits. Income tax withheld amounts to $16,800 for factory, $7,700 for sales, and $6,800 for administrative.

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Prepare a schedule showing the employer’s total cost of wages for November by function. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

   
Factory
 
Sales
 
Administrative
 
Total
Salaries and Wages   $   $   $   $
FICA Taxes                
FUTA Taxes                
SUTA Taxes                
Total Cost   $   $   $   $
 

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Prepare the journal entries to record the factory, sales, and administrative payrolls including the employer’s payroll taxes. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

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Debit
Credit
Factory Payroll:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record salaries and wages expense.)
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record payroll tax expense.)
   
Sales Payroll:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record salaries and wages expense.)
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record payroll tax expense.)
   
Administrative Payroll:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record salaries and wages expense.)
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record payroll tax expense.)
   
 

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