McLoyd Company completed the salary and wage payroll for March. The payroll provided the following details:

Salaries and wages earned: $560,000

Employee income taxes withheld: $51,800

FICA taxes withheld: #40,040

Unemployment taxes: $3,895

1.) Considering both employee and employer payroll taxes, use the preceding information to calculate the total labor cost for the company.

2.)Prepare the journal entry to record the payroll for March, including employee deductions (but excluding employer payroll taxes), employers FICA taxes and unemployment taxes. Employees were paid in March but amounts withheld were not yet remitted. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

a.) Record the payroll for March including employee deductions: Salaries and wages earned, $560,000; Employee income taxes withheld, $51,800; FICA taxes withheld, $40,040; Unemployment taxes, $3,895.

b.) Record the employer's FICA taxes and unemployment taxes: Salaries and wages earned, $560,000; Employee income taxes withheld, $51,800; FICA taxes withheld, $40,040; Unemployment taxes, $3,895.