The average employee of Girard Corporation earns gross pay of $75,000 per year. The following table shows the relative size of various payroll amounts by expressing each as a percentage of total wages and salaries expense (gross pay):

Workers compensation insurance 6 %

Social security and Medicare (employee's share and employer's share combined) 16 %

Pension and other postretirement costs expense (paid by employer) 5 %

Personal income taxes withheld 9 %

Unemployment taxes expense 2 %

In addition, Girard pays $425 per month per employee for group health insurance.

24) Which of the following is the largest payroll-related expense incurred by Girard?

A) The employer's share of social security taxes.

B) Wages and salaries expense.

C) Income taxes expense.

D) Group health insurance premiums.

25) Which of the following represents the second largest payroll related expense

incurred by Girard?

A) Income taxes expense.

B) Group health insurance premiums.

C) The employer's share of social security taxes and Medicare taxes.

D) Wages and salaries expense.

26) Which of the following represents the largest amount withheld from employees'

paychecks?

A) Personal income taxes.

B) Group health insurance.

C) Workers' compensation insurance.

D) Social Security and Medicare.

27)

Which of the following payroll taxes do not stop once an employee reaches a

certain level of income:

A) Medicare, Social security, and unemployment taxes.

B) Unemployment taxes.

C) Medicare taxes.

D) Social security taxes.

28)

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an estimated liability?

A)The precise dollar amount cannot be determined until a later date.

B)The liability is known to exist.

C)The liability should not be recorded in the accounting records until future events have determined the exact amount.

D)The liability stems from past transactions.