Question: Record the payroll entries in the General journal based on the following payroll register: A company has three employees, each of whome has been employed

Record the payroll entries in the General journal based on the following payroll register:
A company has three employees, each of whome has been employed since January 1, earns $3,000 per month, and is paid on the last day of each month. On
March 1, the following accounts and balances appeared in its ledger.
a. Employees' Income Taxes Payable, $1,298.25(liability for February)
b. El Payable, $358.56(liability for February)
c. CPP Payable, $804.36(liability for February)
d. Employees' Medical Insurance Payable, $1,380.00(liability for January and February)
During March and April, the company completed the following related to payroll:
Mar. 17 Issued cheque #635 payable to the Receiver General for Canada. The cheque was in payment of the February employee income taxes, EI, and CPP
amounts due.
Mar. 31 Prepared a general journal entry to record the March payroll register, which had the following column totals:
Mar. 31 Recorded the employer's $345.00 liability for its 50% contribution to the medical insurance plan of employees and 6% vacation pay accrued to
the employees
Mar. 31 Prepared a general journal entry to record the employer's payroll costs resulting from the March payroll
Apr. 14 Issued cheque #764 payable to the Receiver General for Canada in payment of the March mandatory deductions
Apr. 14 Issued cheque #765 payable to National Insurance Company in payment of the employee medical insurance premiums for the first quarter
 Record the payroll entries in the General journal based on the

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