Able Company pays its employees twice a month, on the 7th and the 21st. On June 21, Able Company paid employee salaries of $5,000. This transaction would

a. decrease net income for the month by $5,000.

b. increase owner’s equity by $4,000.

c. decrease the balance in Salaries Expense by $4,000

d. be recorded by a $4,000 debit to Salaries Payable and a $4,000 credit to Salaries Expense.