Bloy Company pays all salaried employees on a biweekly basis. Overtime pay, however, is paid in the
Question:
Bloy Company pays all salaried employees on a biweekly basis. Overtime pay, however, is paid in the following biweekly period. Bloy accrues salaries expense only at its December 31 year-end. Data relating to salaries earned in December 2020 are:
- Last payroll was paid on December 26, 2020, for the two-week period ended on that day.
- Overtime pay earned in the two-week period ended December 26, 2020, was \(\$ 8,400\).
- Remaining work days in 2020 were December 29, 30, and 31, on which days there was no overtime.
- The recurring biweekly salaries total \(\$ 150,000\).
Required
Assuming a 5-day workweek, what should Bloy record as a liability at December 31, 2020, for accrued salaries?
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