Answer:
Debiting salaries Expense $400 and Crediting Salaries payable $400.
Explanation:
We are given;
1 employees earns $ 100 a day
Therefore;
2 employees will earn $ 200 a day
The month ends on Tuesday, but the two employees works on Monday and Tuesday.
- Therefore, the month-end adjusting entry to record will be the amount earned by the two employees on the two days.
Two employees for 2 days = $200/day × 2 days
= $400
- But, salary is an expense, and in the accounts an increase in expense account is debited.
- According to the rule of double entry, an increase in salaries expense decreases the salaries payable. Therefore, we debit salaries expense account and credit salaries payable account.
- Therefore, the month-end adjusting entry to record the salaries earned but unpaid would be;
Debiting salaries Expense $400 and Crediting Salaries payable $400.