Chapter 11, Problem S11.6SE

Computing and journalizing an employee’s total pay

Jenna Lindsay works at College of Boston and is paid $40 per hour for a 40-hour workweek and time-and-a-half for hours above 40.

Requirements

1. Compute Lindsay’s gross pay for working 54 hours during the first week of February.
2. Lindsay is single, and her income tax withholding is 10% of total pay. Lindsay’s only payroll deductions are payroll taxes. Compute Lindsay’s net (take-home) pay for the week. Assume Lindsay’s earnings to date are less than the OASDI limit.
3. Journalize the accrual of salaries and wages expense and the payments related to the employment of Jenna Lindsay.