You obtained the following information on the current account of Par Company during your examination of its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. The bank statement on November 30, 2021 showed a balance of P 306,000 . Among the bank credits in November was customer’s noted for P 100,000 collected for the account of the company
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
You obtained the following information on the current account of Par Company during your examination of its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The bank statement on November 30, 2021 showed a balance of P 306,000 . Among the bank credits in November was customer’s noted for P 100,000 collected for the account of the company which the company recognized in December among its receipts. Included in the bank debits were costs of checkbooks amounting to P 1,200 and a P 40,000 check which was charged by the bank in error against Par Company account. Also in November, you ascertained that there were deposits in transit amounting to P 80,000 and outstanding checks totaling P 170,000.
The bank statement for the month of December showed total credits of P 416,000 and total charges of P 204,000. The company’s books for December showed total debits of P 735,600 , total credits of P 407,200 and a balance of P485,600. Bank debit memos for December were: No. 121 for service charges P1,600 and No. 122 on a customer’s returned check marked “Refer to Drawer” for P 24,000.
On December 31, 2021 the company placed with the bank a customer’s promissory note with a face value of P 120,000 for collection. The company treated this note as part of its receipts although the bank was able to collect the note only in January 2022.
A check for P 3,960 was recorded in the company cash payments books in December as P 39,600.
How much is the adjusted book balance as at November 30, 2021?
A. P 157,200
B. P 176,000
C. P 216,000
D. P 256,000
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