Silicon Chip Companys fiscal year-end is December 31. At the end of 2016, it owed employees $22,000 in salaries and wages that will be paid on January 7, 2017.

Required:

1.

Prepare an adjusting entry to record accrued salaries and wages, a reversing entry on January 1, 2017, and an entry to record the payment of salaries and wages on January 7, 2017 Record the accrued salaries and wages as of December 31. Record the reversing entry on January 1. Record the payment of salaries and wages on January 7. 2. Prepare journal entries to record the accrued salaries and wages on December 31 and the payment of salaries and wages on January 7, assuming a reversing entry is not recorded Record the payment of salaries and wages on January 7 assuming a reversing entry is not made. Record the accrued salaries and wages as of December 31.