In this section, the number of marks each question is worth is indicated each time.

Saint Nick Inc. is gearing up for the holiday season. The following transactions and events have occurred:

Dec. 1	Borrowed $20,000 from the Far North Bank for three years, at 6% interest. Interest is due on the first day of every month, starting on January 1 next year.
Dec. 5	Hired seven elves to package toys (they start work tomorrow) and nine reindeer to deliver them on Christmas Eve.
Dec. 24	Since they were hired, the seven elves have worked for 14 days each, 7.5 hours per day, and today Santa pays them $22 per hour.
Dec. 24	As the North Pole is in Canada, Santa has deducted the following in total from the elves' pay: EIT $2525; CPP $550; and EI $350. The appropriate employer portion is also accrued
Dec. 26	The deliveries were successful and the reindeer are paid with apples, oats, honey, and whatever milk and cookies Santa was able to take away.
Dec. 28	Santa's accountants, Scrooge, Grinch & Partners, tell Santa that he owes $8000 for last year's income taxes. He has not paid this amount yet. It will be paid in April.
Dec. 31	The first interest amount on the loan, due tomorrow, is accrued.
Jan. 1	The bank deducts the interest from Santa's account.
Jan. 15	Santa pays Revenue Canada the amount owed with respect to the elves' payroll.

Use an accounting chart to analyze the above transactions, and then answer the following questions.

Question 19 (2 points)

Question 19 options:

How much interest does Santa pay on January 1? (2 marks)

Question 20 (2 points)

Question 20 options:

How much, in total, was the elves' gross pay on December 24? (2 marks)

Question 21 (2 points)

Question 21 options:

How much did Santa pay the elves on December 24? (2 marks)

Question 22 (2 points)

Question 22 options:

How much does Santa pay Revenue Canada on January 15, with respect to the elves' December payroll? (2 marks)

Question 23 (1 point)

How does Santa record the December 1 transaction? (1 mark)

Question 23 options:

a)	increase both Cash and Retained Earnings

b)	increase both Cash and Bank Loan Payable

c)	increase both Cash and Owner's Equity

d)	increase both Cash and Accounts Payable

e)	no entry needed until the loan is paid

Question 24 (1 point)

Which of the above items are events, not transactions, and require no entry? (1 mark)

Question 24 options:

a)	December 24, 26, and 28

b)	December 5, 26, and 28

c)	All of the items are transactions which require entries.

d)	December 5 and 26 only

e)	December 5, 24, and 26

Question 25 (1 point)

How does Santa record the December 28 transaction? (1 mark)

Question 25 options:

a)	increase both Income Tax Payable and Income Tax Expense

b)	increase both EIT Payable and EIT Expense

c)	Increase Income Tax Expense and decrease Cash

d)	increase both EIT Payable and Income Tax Expense

e)	increase both Income Tax Payable and EIT Expense

Question 26 (1 point)

How does Santa record the interest accrual on December 31? (1 mark)

Question 26 options:

a)	increase both Interest Payable and Bank Fee Expense

b)	increase both Accounts Payable and Bank Fee Expense

c)	no entry required

d)	increase both Interest Payable and Interest Expense

e)	increase both Accounts Payable and Interest Expense

f)	increase both Bank Loan Payable and Interest Expense

Question 27 (1 point)

How does Santa record the interest payment on January 1? (1 mark)

Question 27 options:

a)	decrease both Bank Loan Payable and Cash

b)	decrease Interest Payable, Bank Loan Payable, and Cash

c)	decrease both Interest Expense and Cash

d)	decrease both Accounts Payable and Cash

e)	decrease both Interest Payable and Cash

Question 28 (4 points)

Which accounts will be affected, and how, by the January 15 payment? Select all that apply. (4 marks)

Question 28 options:

a)	CPP Payable increases

b)	Wages Expense decreases

c)	Cash decreases

d)	Cash increases

e)	Employee Benefits Expense increases

f)	Employee Benefits Expense decreases

g)	EI Payable decreases

h)	Wages Expense increases

i)	EI Payable increases

j)	EIT Payable increases

k)	Wages Payable decreases

l)	EIT Payable decreases

m)	Wages Payable increases

n)	CPP Payable decreases