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Chase Company has 10 employees, who earn a total of $2,200 in salaries each working day. They are paid on Monday for the five-day work week ending on the previous Friday. Assume that year ended on December 31, which is a Wednesday, and all employees will be paid salaries for five full days on the following Monday. The adjusting entry needed on December 31 is:

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The adjusting entry is shown below:

Salaries expense A/c $6,600

          To Salaries payable A/c $6,600

(Being salary is adjusted)

The salaries expense is computed by

= Total salary each day × number of days

= $2,200 × 3 days

= $6,600

The 3 days is computed from Monday to Wednesday

And for correct posting, we debited the salaries expense account and credited the salaries payable account.

What is Salary Payable and Salary Expense?

Salaries expense is how much an employee earned in salary. Salaries payable refers only to the amount of salary pay that employers have not yet distributed to employees.

Since Salaries are an expense, the Salary Expense is debited.

Correspondingly, Salaries Payable are a Liability and is credited on the books of the company.

Learn more about Salary Payable and Expenses on:

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