Vacation pay and pension benefits OBJ. 4 Fukushima Company provides its employees with vacation benefits and a defined contribution pension plan. Employees earned vacation pay of $19,500 for the period. The pension plan requires a contribution to the plan administrator equal to 6% of employee salaries.

Salaries were $260,000 during the period, and the full amount due was contributed to the pension plan administrator.

Provide the journal entry for the

(a) vacation pay and

(b) pension benefit.