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  1. Kipley Company is a small manufacturing firm located inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company has a workforce of bothhourly and salaried employees. Each employee is paid for hoursactually worked during each week, with the time worked beingrecorded in quarter-hour increments. The standard workweek consistsof 40 hours, with all employees being paid time and one-half forany hours worked beyond the 40 regular hours.

    Wages are paid every Friday, with one week's pay being held backby the company. Assume that the first payday for Kipley Company isJanuary 14 for the workweek ending January 8 (Saturday).

    You are being asked to complete Kipley's Payroll Register forthe pay period ending January 8, 20--. Ms. Glenda B. Robey preparesthe Time Clerk's Report for each pay period. This alongwith the Hourly Wage / Salary Report is provided.

    Requirement:

    1. Record the regular hours and the overtime hours worked for eachemployee, using the time clerk's report as your reference.
    2. Complete the Regular Earnings columns (Rate per Hour andAmount) for hourly employees. For only hourly employees that workedovertime, complete the Overtime Earnings columns (Rate per Hour andAmount).
      For salaried workers, complete the Regular Earnings column and showthe hourly overtime rate and earnings only if overtime wasworked.
    3. Record the Total Earnings for each employee by adding theRegular Earnings and the Overtime Earnings.

    Hourly Wage / Salary Report

    Hourly Wage / Salary Report

    Kipley's Hourly Wage / Salary Report is provided below, listingeach employee's assigned time card number as well as theirindividual hourly rate or salary.

    Time Card No.Employee NameHourly Wage or Salary
    11Fran M. Carson$17.50per hour
    12William A. Wilson17.25per hour
    13Harry T. Utley18.10per hour
    21Lawrence R. Fife17.90per hour
    22Lucy K. Smith19.75per hour
    31Gretchen R. Fay515per week
    32Glenda B. Robey2,700per month
    33Thomas K. Schork3,350per month
    51Barbara T. Hardy2,510per month
    99Carson C. Kipley52,000per year

    Time Clerk's Report

    Time Clerk's Report

    Ms. Glenda B. Robey prepares the time clerk's report for eachpay period. Her report for the first week of operations is givenbelow.

    Note: All employees, except for Carson Kipley, are paidfor hours worked beyond 40 at one and one-half times their regularhourly rate of pay.

    TIME CLERK'S REPORT NO. 1
    For Period Ending January 8, 20--
    EmployeeTime RecordTime
    Worked*
    Time
    Lost
    MTWTFS
    11Fran M. Carson8888840
    12William A. Wilson88888848
    13Harry T. Utley888837½2½ hrs. tardy
    21Lawrence R. Fife1010881046
    22Lucy K. Smith8888840
    31Gretchen R. Fay8888841¼
    32Glenda B. Robey8888840
    33Thomas K. Schork8888840
    51Barbara T. Hardy88888444
    99Carson C. Kipley8888840

    Payroll Register

    Payroll Register

    This is the first task to completing Kipley Company's payrollregister. Complete the steps outlined below:

    1. Record the regular hours and the overtime hours worked for eachemployee, using the time clerk's report as your reference.
    2. Complete the Regular Earnings columns (Rate per Hour andAmount) for hourly employees. For only hourly employees that workedovertime, complete the Overtime Earnings columns (Rate per Hour andAmount).
      For salaried workers, complete the Regular Earnings column and showthe hourly overtime rate and earnings only if overtime wasworked.
    3. Record the Total Earnings for each employee by adding theRegular Earnings and the Overtime Earnings.

    If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank orenter "0". If required, round your intermediate calculations to thenearest cent and use the rounded amounts in subsequentcomputations. Round fraction values to the nearest two decimalplaces, e.g. 1 1/2 to 1.50.

    KIPLEY COMPANY, INC.
    Employee Payroll Register
    For Period Ending January 8, 20 --
    Regular EarningsOvertime Earnings
    Time Card
    No.

    Name
    Marital
    Status

    No.W/H Allow.

    Hours Worked

    Rate per Hour

    Amount

    Hours Worked

    Rate per Hour

    Amount

    Total Earnings
    11Carson, F.S1$$$$$
    12Wilson, W.S0
    13Utley, H.M2
    21Fife, L.M4
    22Smith, L.S2
    31Fay, G.M3………
    32Robey, G.M6………
    33Schork, T.S1………
    51Hardy, B.M5………
    99Kipley, C.M7………
    Totals$………………$$

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