Question: Question 2 On April 5, 2016, you discovered that your newly hired bookkeeper made an error when recording a transaction the previous day. The first

Question 2

On April 5, 2016, you discovered that your newly hired bookkeeper made an error when recording a transaction the previous day. The first salary payment this month was for $1,600, which included $400 of salaries payable on March 31. The payment was recorded as a debit to Wages Expense $1,600 and a credit to Cash $1,600. (No reversing entries were used.) Prepare the compound general journal entry (without explanation) needed to correct this error. If no entry is required then write "No Entry Required."

General Journal

Date

Accounts

Debit

Credit

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