Colaw Co. pays all salaried employees on a biweekly basis. Overtime pay, however, is paid in the next biweekly period.
Colaw accrues salaries expense only at its December 31 year end. Data relating to salaries earned in December 2010 are as follows:
Last payroll was paid on 12/26/10, for the 2-week period ended 12/26/10.
Overtime pay earned in the 2-week period ended 12/26/10 was $10,000.
Remaining work days in 2010 were December 29, 30, 31, on which days there was no overtime.
The recurring biweekly salaries total $180,000.
Assuming a five-day work week, Colaw should record a liability at December 31, 2010 for accrued salaries of:
a. $54,000.
b. $64,000.
c. $108,000.
d. $118,000.