A company pays each of its two office employees each Friday at the rate of $100 per day for a five-day week that begins on Monday. If the monthly accounting period ends on Tuesday and the employees worked on both Monday and Tuesday, the month-end adjusting entry to record the salaries earned but unpaid is:  (Hint: Ask yourself how many days of salary expenses that you need to accrued at the end of accounting period.) Group of answer choices Debit Salaries Expense $600 and credit Salaries Payable $600. Debit Salaries Expense $400 and credit Salaries Payable $400. Debit Unpaid Salaries $600 and credit Salaries Payable $600. Debit Salaries Payable $400 and credit Salaries Expense $400.

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A company pays each of its two office employees each Friday at the rate of $100 per day for a five-day week that begins on Monday. If the monthly accounting period ends on Tuesday and the employees worked on both Monday and Tuesday, the month-end adjusting entry to record the salaries earned but unpaid is: 

(Hint: Ask yourself how many days of salary expenses that you need to accrued at the end of accounting period.)

Group of answer choices
Debit Salaries Expense $600 and credit Salaries Payable $600.
Debit Salaries Expense $400 and credit Salaries Payable $400.
Debit Unpaid Salaries $600 and credit Salaries Payable $600.
Debit Salaries Payable $400 and credit Salaries Expense $400.
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