The following payroll totals for the month of April are from the payroll register of Hall Corporation:

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The following payroll totals for the month of April are from the payroll register of Hall Corporation: salaries, $446,000; federal income taxes with held, $62,880; social security tax withheld, $27,652; Medicare tax withheld, $6,468; medical insurance deductions, $13,160; and salaries subject to unemployment taxes, $313,200.

Determine the total and components of

(1) The monthly payroll

(2) Employer’s payroll expense, assuming social security and Medicare taxes equal to the amounts for employees, a federal unemployment insurance tax of 0.8 percent, a state unemployment tax of 5.4 percent, and medical insurance premiums for which the employer pays 80 percent of the cost.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0538476010

11th edition

Authors: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers

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