Company S is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Company P. On January 1, 2016, Company S has $100,000 of 8% face rate bonds outstanding. The bonds had 5 years to maturity on January 1, 2016, and had an unamortized discount of $5,000. On that date, Company P purchased the bonds for $99,000. The net adjustment needed to consolidate retained earnings on December 31, 2016 is:A)â $(4,000)B)â $(3,200)C)â $(800)D)â $0

On january 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period of the year, north company’s payroll register showed that its employees earned $32,000 of sales salaries. withholdings from the employees’ salaries include fica social security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, fica medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $3,000 of federal income taxes, $772 of medical insurance deductions, and $260 of union dues. no employee earned > $7,000 in this first period. prepare the journal entry to record north company’s january 15 (employee) payroll expenses and liabilities.