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Chapter 7: Q4TI (page 393)

The following petty cash transactions of Green Golf Equipment occurred in May:

May 1 Established a petty cash fund with a \(200 balance.

31 The petty cash fund has \)18 in cash and \(180 in petty cash tickets that were issued to pay for Office Supplies(\)81), Delivery Expense (\(36), Postage Expense (\)54), and Miscellaneous Expense ($9).

The petty cash custodianreplenished the fund and recorded the expenses.

Prepare the journal entries.

Short Answer

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The petty cash fund account is debited with $200, and the cash account is credited with $200.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of petty cash fund

The petty cash fund is a fund that is created to meet small expenses.

02

Journal entries

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

May 1

Petty Cash Fund

$200

Cash

$200

(Being to for establishment of petty cash fund)

May 1

Office Supplies

$81

Delivery Expense

$36

Postage Expenses

$54

Miscellaneous Expense

$9

Cash Short & Over

$2

Cash

$182

(Entry for the replenishment of petty cash fund

The first entry is passed on recording the establishment of the petty cash fund.

The second entry is passed for the replenishment of the petty cash fund.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Question: For each of the following items, determine whether the item would be:

a. added to the bank balance

b. subtracted from the bank balance

c. added to the book balance

d. subtracted from the book balance

11. Interest revenue earned

12. NSF check

13. Deposit in transit

14. Service charge

15. Outstanding check

What are two common methods used when accepting deposits for credit card and debit card transactions?

Classifying bank reconciliation items

The following items could appear on a bank reconciliation:

a. Outstanding checks, \(670.

b. Deposits in transit, \)1,500.

c. NSF check from customer, no. 548, for \(175.

d. Bank collection of note receivable of \)800, and interest of \(80.

e. Interest earned on bank balance, \)20.

f. Service charge, \(10.

g. The business credited Cash for \)200. The correct amount was \(2,000.

h. The bank incorrectly decreased the business’s account by \)350 for a check written

by another business.

Classify each item as (1) an addition to the book balance, (2) a subtraction from the

book balance, (3) an addition to the bank balance, or (4) a subtraction from the bank

balance.

Applying internal control over cash payments by check

A purchasing agent for Franklin Office Supplies receives the goods that he purchases

and also approves payment for the goods.

Requirements

1. How could this purchasing agent cheat his company?

2. How could Franklin avoid this internal control weakness?

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.
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