Midwest Shipping pays employees at the end of each month. Payroll information is listed below for January, the first month of the fiscal year. Assume that none of the employees exceeds the Federal unemployment tax maximum salary of $7,000 in January.

Salaries $ 700,000
Federal and state income taxes withheld 150,000
Federal unemployment tax rate 0.80 %
State unemployment tax rate (after FUTA deduction) 5.40 %
Social Security (FICA) tax rate 7.65 %

Record salaries expense and payroll tax expense for the January pay period. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Mountain mouse makes freeze-dried meals for hikers. one of mountain mouse's biggest customers is a sporting goods superstore. every 66 days, mountain mouse checks the inventory level at the superstore and places an order to restock the meals. these meals are delivered by ups in 55 days. average demand during the reorder period and order lead time is 8585 meals, and the standard deviation of demand during this same time period is about 1919 meals.calculate the restocking level for mountain mouse. assume that the superstore wants a 95\% service level. what happens to the restocking level if the superstore wants a higher level of service-say, 99]%? the restocking level for the 95% service level is 117 mealssuppose there are 25 meals in the superstore when mountain mouse checks inventory levels. how many meals should be ordered, assuming a 95% service level?