SFCC Corporation has 8 employees. Information about the October payroll follows:
Question # 00138785
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Updated on: 11/23/2015 12:55 PM Due on: 03/24/2016

Problem 1
SFCC Corporation has 8 employees. Information about the October payroll follows: |
Name | Hours Worked | Pay Rate | Federal Income Tax Withheld |
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Breschi, K | 95 | $12 per hour | $200 | |||
Carballo, P | n/a | $3,000 per month | $850 | |||
Dangelo, J | 180 | $14 per hour | $625 | |||
Gaines, T | n/a | $4,500 per month | $1,100 | |||
Goseco, M | n/a | $10,100 per month | $3,575 | |||
Skolnick, J | 180 | $12 per hour | $480 | |||
Williams, R | 172 | $9 per hour | $140 | |||
Wong, O | 195 | $16 per hour | $800 | |||
Additional information is as follows: |
SFCC is in a state without an income tax. Employees' federal income tax withholdings depend on various factors, and the amounts are as indicated in the above table. |
No employees worked overtime, with the exception of Oscar Wong, who worked 15 hours of overtime. Overtime is paid at 150% of the normal hourly rate. |
Assume that gross pay is subject to social security taxes at a 6.5% rate, on an annual base of $100,000. Assume that Medicare/Medicaid taxes are 1.5% of gross earnings. These taxes are matched by the employer. Only Marcia Goseco had earned more than $90,000 during the months leading up to October. She had earned $90,900 during that time period. |
SFCC has 100% participation in a $10 per month employee charitable contribution program. These contributions are withheld from monthly pay. |
SFCC pays for workers' compensation insurance at a 2% of gross pay rate. None of this cost is paid by the employee. |
SFCC provides employees with a group health care plan; however, the cost is fully paid by employees. The rate is $250 per month, per employee. |
SFCC's payroll is subject to federal (0.5%) and state (1.5%) unemployment taxes on each employee's gross pay, up to $8,000 per year. All employees had earned in excess of $8,000 in the months leading up to October, with the exception of Karen Breschi. Karen was first employed during the month of October. |
SFCC contributes 5% of gross pay to an employee retirement program. Employees do not contribute to this plan. |
(a) Complete the payroll schedule on the accompanying blank worksheet.
(b) Prepare journal entries for SFCC's payroll and the related payroll expenses.
Problem 2
Dry Dock Container Corporation began operations in early 20X5, when it issued 200,000 shares of $3 par value common stock for $10 per share. The following additional equity-related transactions occurred during 20X5. | |||
Transaction
A: Issued 50,000 shares of $100 par value, 6%, cumulative preferred at $102 per share. |
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Transaction B: Reacquired 10,000 common shares for treasury at $12 per share. |
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Transaction C: Declared the full cash dividend on the preferred and $0.10 per share on the outstanding common shares. |
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Transaction D: Paid the previously declared dividends. |
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Transaction E: Sold 10,000 treasury shares at $15 per share. |
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Transaction
F: Declared and issued a 2% common stock dividend. The dividend occurred subsequent to the above described treasury stock transactions. The market value of the stock was $13 per share. |
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Transaction G: Reacquired 20,000 common shares for treasury at $11 per share. |
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Transaction
H: Closed the annual net income of $800,000 from Income Summary to Retained Earnings. |
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(a) | Prepare journal entries for the above described transactions. | ||
(b) | Prepare the 20X5 statement of stockholders' equity reflecting the above described transactions. | ||
(c) | Prepare the stockholders' equity section of Dry Dock's balance sheet at December 31, 20X5. |

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Rating:
5/
Solution: SFCC Corporation has 8 employees. Information about the October payroll follows: