Exercise 13-3

Martinez Company began operations on January 2, 2016. It employs9individuals who work 8-hour days and are paid hourly. Each employee earns9paid vacation days and7paid sick days annually. Vacation days may be taken after January 15 of the year following the year in which they are earned. Sick days may be taken as soon as they are earned; unused sick days accumulate. Additional information is as follows.

Actual Hourly

Wage Rate

Vacation Days Used

by Each Employee

Sick Days Used

by Each Employee

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

$6$70856

Martinez Company has chosen to accrue the cost of compensated absences at rates of pay in effect during the period when earned and to accrue sick pay when earned.

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Prepare journal entries to record transactions related to compensated absences during 2016 and 2017.(If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

2016

(To accrue the expense and liability for vacations)

(To accrue the expense and liability for sick pay)

(To record payment for compensated time when used by employees)

2017

(To accrue the expense and liability for vacations)

(To accrue the expense and liability for sick pay)

(To record vacation time paid)

(To record sick leave paid)

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Compute the amounts of any liability for compensated absences that should be reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2017.

2016

2017

Vacation Wages Payable$

$

Sick Pay Wages Payable$

$