Question 1

Ben Limited has a 31 December year end. Employees work a 5 day week and are entitled to 20 paid working days of vacation per annum.

Employee statistics are as follows:

Number of employees : 50 000

Average annual salary 2017 : 100 000

Unused leave 31 December 2017 : 10 Days

Leave taken in the year ended 31 December 2018 : 14 Days

* S1 and S2 : On average, 9 Earned in 2018, 5 Earned in 2017

* S3 : All earned in 2018

Leave expected to be taken during the year ended 31 December 2019 : 15 Days

* S1 and S2 : On average, 12 Days earned in 2019, 3 Days earned in 2018

* S3 : All days earned in 2019

Additional information :

1. No employees left or joined the company in the past 2 years

2. Salaries increased by 20% from 01 January 2018

3. Past estimates show that management is able to correctly forecast the number of vacation days that will be used in the following financial year.

Required :

Determine the Leave Pay Provision, and Provide the Journal at the 31 December 2018 assuming that :

1.1 Leave accumulates and vests indefinitely

1.2. Leave accumulates for one year after it accrues but is non-vesting

1.3. Leave does not accumulate and is non-vesting

Show all workings and journal entries