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Chapter 7: Q10RQ (page 411)
What are the steps taken to ensure control over purchases and payments by check?
Control over purchases and payments by checks includes three different steps.
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Preparing a bank reconciliation
Jim Root Corporation operates four bowling alleys. The business just received the
On October 31, 2018, bank statement from City National Bank, and the statement shows
an ending balance of \(910. Listed on the statement are an EFT rent collection of
\)440, a service charge of \(7, NSF checks totaling \)50, and a \(23 charge for printed
checks. In reviewing the cash records, the business identified outstanding checks totaling
\)440 and a deposit in transit of \(1,800. During October, the business recorded a
\)260 check by debiting Salaries Expense and crediting Cash for \(26. The business’s
Cash account shows an October 31 balance of \)2,144.
Requirements
1. Prepare the bank reconciliation at October 31.
2. Journalize any transactions required from the bank reconciliation.
List some examples of timing differences, and for each difference, determine if it would affect the book side of the reconciliation or the bank side of the reconciliation.
Preparing a bank reconciliation and journal entries
The May cash records of Donald Insurance follow:
Cash Receipts Cash Payments
Date Cash Debit Check No. Cash Credit
May 4 \( 4,230 1416 \) 890
9 520 1417 120
14 530 1418 630
17 1,950 1419 1,090
31 1,840 1420 1,420
1421 900
1422 670
Donald’s Cash account shows a balance of \(17,750 at May 31. On May 31, Donald
Insurance received the following bank statement:
Deposits and other Credits:
May 10
May 1
May 5
May 15
May 18
May 22
Checks and other Debits:
8
11 (check no. 1416)
19
22 (check no. 1417)
29 (check no. 1418)
31 (check no. 1419)
May
May
May
May
May
May
May 31
Ending Balance
Beginning Balance
EFT \) 450
NSF
EFT
BC
\( 18,730
1,700
890
1,100
120
520
4,230
530
1,950
\) 14,400
9,380
375
630
1,900
35 (5,050)
Bank Statement for May
SC
Explanations: BC–bank collection; EFT–electronic funds transfer;
NSF–nonsufficient funds checks; SC–service charge
Additional data for the bank reconciliation follow:
a. The EFT credit was a receipt of rent. The EFT debit was an insurance
payment.
b. The NSF check was received from a customer.
c. The \(1,700 bank collection was for a note receivable.
d. The correct amount of check 1419, for rent expense, is \)1,900. Donald’s controller
mistakenly recorded the check for $1,090.
Requirements
1. Prepare the bank reconciliation of Donald Insurance at May 31, 2018.
2. Journalize any required entries from the bank reconciliation
Identifying internal controls. Consider each situation separately. Identify the missing internal control procedure from these characteristics:
• Assignment of responsibilities
• Separation of duties
• Audits
• Electronic devices
• Other controls (specify)
a. While reviewing the records of Quality Pharmacy, you find that the same Team member orders merchandise and approves invoices for payment.
b. Business is slow at Amazing Amusement Park on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. To reduce expenses, the business decides not to use a ticket taker on those nights. The ticket seller (cashier) is told to keep the tickets as a record of the number sold.
c. The same trusted team member has served as a cashier for 12 years.
d. When business is brisk, Fast Mart deposits cash in the bank several times during the day. The manager at one store wants to reduce the time employees spend delivering cash to the bank, so he starts a new policy. Cash will build up over weekends, and the total will be deposited on Monday.
e. Grocery stores such as Convenience Market and Natural Foods purchase most merchandise from a few suppliers. At another grocery store, the manager decides to reduce paperwork. He eliminates the requirement that the receiving department prepare a receiving report listing the goods actually received from
the supplier.
The Scott Sun & Shade Company had the following financial data at December 31, 2018:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 60,000
Total current liabilities 75,000
What is the cash ratio as of December 31, 2018, for Scott Sun & Shade?
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