Use this information to answer the following question. The following totals for the month of November were taken from the payroll register of Levine Company:
$\begin{array}{llr}
\text { Salaries expense } &\$12,000\
\text { Social security and Medicare taxes withheld
} &550\
\text { Income taxes withheld } &2,500\
\text { Medical insurance deductions } &250\
\text { Life insurance deductions } &200\
\text { Salaries subiect to federal and state unemployment taxes of 6.2 percent} &4,000\
\end{array}$
The entry to record the payment of net payroll would include a

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Use this information to answer the following question. The following totals for the month of November were taken from the payroll register of Levine Company:
$\begin{array}{llr}
  \text { Salaries expense } &\$12,000\
 \text { Social security and Medicare taxes withheld
 } &550\
 \text { Income taxes withheld } &2,500\
 \text { Medical insurance deductions } &250\
 \text { Life insurance deductions } &200\
 \text {  Salaries subiect to federal and state unemployment taxes of 6.2 percent} &4,000\
\end{array}$
 The entry to record the payment of net payroll would include a

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The net payroll is calculated by subtracting all deductions from the salaries expense: $12,000 - ($550 + $2,500 + $250 + $200) = $8,500. Thus, the entry would include a debit to Salaries Payable for $8,500.

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