The following information is available for the employees of Bryan Packing Company for the first week of

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The following information is available for the employees of Bryan Packing Company for the first week of January 2013:
1. Cindy earns $26 per hour and 1½ times her regular rate for hours over 40 per week. Cindy worked 52 hours the first week in January. Cindy’s federal income tax withholding is equal to 15 percent of her gross pay. Bryan pays medical insurance of $50 per week for Cindy and contributes $50 per week to a retirement plan for her.
2. Maggie earns a weekly salary of $1,800. Maggie’s federal income tax withholding is 18 percent of her gross pay. Bryan pays medical insurance of $80 per week for Maggie and contributes $100 per week to a retirement plan for her.
3. Vacation pay is accrued at the rate of 2 hours per week (based on the regular pay rate) for Cindy and $60 per week for Maggie.
Assume the Social Security tax rate is 6 percent on the first $110,000 of salaries and the Medicare tax rate is 1.5 percent of total salaries. The state unemployment tax rate is 4.2 percent and the federal unemployment tax rate is .8 percent of the first $7,000 of salary for each employee.

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a. Compute the gross pay for Cindy for the first week in January.
b. Compute the net pay for both Cindy and Maggie for the first week in January.
c. Prepare the journal entry to record the payment of the payroll for the week.
d. Prepare the journal entry to record the payroll tax expense and fringe benefit expense for Bryan Packing Company for the week.
e. What is the total cost of compensation expense for the first week of January 2013 for Bryan Packing Company?

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Fundamental financial accounting concepts

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Authors: Thomas P. Edmonds, Frances M. Mcnair, Philip R. Olds, Edward

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