Total payroll of Walnut Co. was $1,900,000, of which $330,000 represented amounts paid in excess of $118,500 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $1,480,000. Income taxes withheld were $461,000. The state unemployment tax is 1.2%, the federal unemployment tax is .8%, and the F. I.C. A. tax is 7.65% on an employee's salaries and wages to $118,500 and 1.45% in excess of $118,500. (a) Prepare the journal entry for the salaries and wages paid.

(b) Prepare the entry to record the employer payroll taxes.

crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?