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Chapter 7: Q18RQ (page 412)
What does the cash ratio help determine, and how is it calculated?
To determine the ability of the company to pay current liabilities.
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How do businesses control cash receipts by mail?
Preparing a bank reconciliation and journal entries
The December cash records of Davidson Insurance follow:
Davidson’s Cash account shows a balance of \(17,450 at December 31. On December
31, Davidson Insurance received the following bank statement:
Additional data for the bank reconciliation follow:
a. The EFT credit was a receipt of rent. The EFT debit was an insurance payment.
b. The NSF check was received from a customer.
c. The \)1,400 bank collection was for a note receivable.
d. The correct amount of check no. 1419, for rent expense, is \(1,930. Davidson’s
controller mistakenly recorded the check for \)1,390.
Requirements
1. Prepare the bank reconciliation of Davidson Insurance at December 31, 2018.
2. Journalize any required entries from the bank reconciliation.
Recording credit card and debit card sales
Restaurants do a large volume of business with credit and debit cards. Suppose Summer,
Sand, and Castles Resort restaurant had these transactions on January 28, 2018:
National Express credit card sales $ 10,800
ValueCard debit card sales 10,000
Requirements
1. Suppose Summer, Sand, and Castles Resort’s processor charges a 2% fee anddeposits sales net of the fee. Journalize these sales transactions for the restaurant.
2. Suppose Summer, Sand, and Castles Resort’s processor charges a 2% fee anddeposits sales using the gross method. Journalize these sales transactions for therestaurant.
Phoenix Restaurants accepts credit and debit cards as forms of payment. Assume Phoenix had $12,000 of credit and debit card
sales on June 30, 2017.
9. Suppose Phoenix’s processor charges a 2% fee and deposits sales net of the fee. Journalize the sale transaction for the
restaurant.
10. Suppose Phoenix’s processor charges a 2% fee and deposits sales using the gross method. Journalize the sale transaction for
the restaurant.
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.
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