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Major Ltd has a weekly payroll of $30 000.Its employees work a 5-day week (Monday to Friday) and are paid on Thursdays in arrears (i.e.for the five days up to,and including,the Thursday) .Pay-as-you-go tax on the weekly payroll is $10 000 and this is paid to the Australian Tax Office on the following Monday.Deductions of $1000 are also made on behalf of employees to pay into a medical benefits fund.The year ended 30 June 2014 falls on a Wednesday.What is the accounting entry to record accrued salaries and wages for this period?


A)
Dr Wages and salaries payable 15200Dr PAYG tax deduction 8000Dr Medical benefits deduction 800Cr Wages and salaries 24000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Wages and salaries payable } & 15200 & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { PAYG tax deduction } & 8000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Medical benefits deduction } & 800 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Wages and salaries } & & 24000 \\\hline\end{array}
B)
Dr Wages and salaries expense 24000Cr PAYG tax payable 8000Cr Medical benefits fund payable 800Cr Wages and salaries payable 15200\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Wages and salaries expense } & 24000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { PAYG tax payable } & & 8000 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Medical benefits fund payable } & & 800 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Wages and salaries payable } & & 15200 \\\hline\end{array}
C)
Dr Wages and salaries expense 18000Cr PAYG tax payable 6000Cr Medical benefits fund payable 600Cr Wages and salaries payable 11400\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Wages and salaries expense } & 18000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { PAYG tax payable } & & 6000 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Medical benefits fund payable } & & 600 \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Wages and salaries payable } & & 11400 \\\hline\end{array}
D)
Dr Wages and salaries expense 11400Dr PAYG tax deduction 6000Cr Medical benefits fund deduction 600Cr Wages and salaries payable 18000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Wages and salaries expense } & 11400 & \\\hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { PAYG tax deduction } & 6000 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Medical benefits fund deduction } & 600 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Wages and salaries payable } & & 18000 \\\hline\end{array}

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