Question

E9-3 LUY Computing Payroll Costs: Discussion of Labor Costs Oaks Company has completed the payroll for the month of January, reflecting the following data Salaries and wages earned Employee income taxes withheld FICA payroll taxes *Assessed on both employer and employee (le, 56,000 each). $86,000 10.000 6.000 Required: 1. What was the total labor cost to the company? What was the amount of the employees' take home 2. List the liabilities and their amounts reported on the company's January 31 balance sheet, assuming the employees have been paid but that no transfers have been made to government agencies 2. A junior accountant at Oaks stated in a meeting that giving all employees a 5% raise would have cost Oaks $4,300 ($86,000 x .05) in the month of January. Do you agree?

Answer 1

1. Total labor cost = Salaries and wages earned + FICA payroll taxes = 86000 +6000 =92000

Take home pay = 86,000 - 10,000 -6000 = 70,000

2. Income tax withheld payable = 10,000

FICA taxes payable = 12,000

3. A rise in the salary of 5% means will result in increase in the FICA taxes as well as the income taxes withheld. Hence, I would not agree with the statement.