FINANCIAL ACCT.FUND.(LOOSELEAF)
FINANCIAL ACCT.FUND.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 6, Problem 2PSB
To determine

Petty cash system:

Petty cash system is a system which is used for making payments for small day to day expenses. It facilitates ease to deal with small cash disbursements.

Journal Entries:

Journal entries are the transactions of quantitative nature that are made in the books of accounts to record every transaction that happens in the business in the chronological order.

Accounting rules for journal entries:

  • To increase balance of the account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
  • To decrease balance of the account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.

1.

To prepare: Journal entries in the books of M Company during the month of January.

2.

To determine

To explain: Affect on financial statements of not replenished petty cash fund and lack of journal entry on January 31.

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View Policies Current Attempt in Progress Sheridan Company maintains a petty cash fund for small expenditures. These transactions occurred during the month of August. Aug. 1 (a) 15 16 31 Established the petty cash fund by writing a check payable to the petty cash custodian for $225. Replenished the petty cash fund by writing a check for $220.30. On this date, the fund consisted of $4.70 in cash and these petty cash receipts: freight-out $96, entertainment expense $48.70, postage expense $41.70, and miscellaneous expense $32.50. Increased the amount of the petty cash fund to $325 by writing a check for $100.00. Replenished the petty cash fund by writing a check for $309.30. On this date, the fund consisted of $15.70 in cash and these petty cash receipts: postage expense $139.80, entertainment expense $96.40, and freight-out $71.80. Journalize the petty cash transactions. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is…
Moya Co. establishes a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. The following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in January (the last month of the company’s fiscal year). Jan. 3 A company check for $150 is written and made payable to the petty cashier to establish the petty cash fund. 14 A company check is written to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since January 3. a. Purchased office supplies for $14.29 that are immediately used. b. Paid $19.60 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point. Moya uses the perpetual system to account for inventory. c. Paid $38.57 to All-Tech for repairs expense to a computer. d. Paid $12.82 for items classified as miscellaneous expenses. e. Counted $62.28 remaining in the petty cashbox. 15 Prepared a company check for $50 to increase the fund to $200. 31 The petty cashier reports that $17.35 remains in the fund. A company check is written to replenish the fund for the…
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