Bergan Corp.has gross pay for March of $50,000.The journal entry in the payroll cycle to record salary expense would include a debit to Salaries and Wages Payable for $50,000.

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The entry would actually include a debit to Salaries and Wages Expense for $50,000, not Salaries and Wages Payable. Salaries and Wages Payable is a liability account that is used to record amounts owed to employees but not yet paid out.