Exercise 9-12A Fringe benefits and payroll expense LO 9-5 The two employees of Silver Co. receive various fringe benefits. Silver Co. provides vacation at the rate of $395 per day. Each employee earns one day of vacation per month worked. In addition, Silver Co. pays a total amount of $810 per month in medical insurance premiums. Silver also contributes a total amount of $560 per month into an employee retirement plan. The federal unemployment tax rate is 6%, while the state tax rate is 4%, unemployment taxes apply to the first $7,000 of earnings per employee. Assume a Social Security tax rate of 6% and a Medicare tax rate of 1.5%. Required a. Prepare the monthly journal entry for the accrued fringe benefits. b. Show the effect of the preceding transaction on a horizontal statements model c. If the two employees each worked 250 days, what is Silver Co.'s total payroll cost (salary, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits) for the year? (Assume that each employee earns $395.00 per day.)