Palmona Co. establishes a $290 petty cash fund on January 1. On January 8, the fund shows $189 in cash along with receipts for the following expenditures: postage, $42; transportation-in, $13; delivery expenses, $15; and miscellaneous expenses, $31. Palmona uses the perpetual system in accounting for merchandise inventory. Prepare journal entries to (1) establish the fund on January 1, (2) reimburse it on January 8, and (3) both reimburse the fund and increase it to $340 on January 8, assuming no entry in part 2. Hint: Make two separate entries for part 3.

Palmona Co. establishes a $290 petty cash fund on January 1. On January 8, the fund shows $189 in cash along with receipts for the following expenditures: postage, $42; transportation-in, $13; delivery expenses, $15; and miscellaneous expenses, $31. Palmona uses the perpetual system in accounting for merchandise inventory. Prepare journal entries to (1) establish the fund on January 1, (2) reimburse it on January 8, and (3) both reimburse the fund and increase it to $340 on January 8, assuming no entry in part 2. Hint: Make two separate entries for part 3.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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