Financial and Managerial Accounting (Looseleaf) (Custom Package)
Financial and Managerial Accounting (Looseleaf) (Custom Package)
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ISBN: 9781259754883
Author: Wild
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 6, Problem 2PSB

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To determine

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

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To establish the fund Jan 3:

    Date Account Title and Explanation Post ref Debit ($) Credit ($)
    Jan.3 Petty Cash 150
    Cash 150
    (To establish petty cash fund)
    Table (1)
  • Petty Cash is an asset account, when it increases it gets debited. Here, cash is added to petty cash so; petty cash account is increased and debited by $150.
  • Cash is also an asset account. Cash has gone out of the bank so it is decreased. Hence, Cash account credited by $150.

To replenish petty cash fund on Jan 14 (a to e):

    Date Account Title and Explanation Post ref Debit ($) Credit ($)
    Jan.14 Office supplies expenses 14.9
    Merchandise inventory 19.60
    Repair expenses-computer 38.57
    Miscellaneous expenses 12.82
    Cash over and short 2.44
    Cash 87.72
    (To replenish petty cash fund)
    Table (2)
  • All expenses have debit balance. Expenses increase and get debited. So, given in the question office supplies expenses, merchandise inventory, repair expenses-computer, and miscellaneous expenses $14.9, $19.60, $38.57, and $12.82 respectively are debited.
  • $62.28 is in the cash box out of total petty cash fund $150. This implies $87.72 ($150-$62.28) cash is available to spend. Since actual expenses are $85.28 and spent $87.72, difference of this $2.44 is debited to the ‘Cash over and short’ account.
  • Cash is an asset account. Cash has gone out of the bank so it is decreased. Hence, Cash is credited with $87.72.

To increase petty cash on Jan15.

    Date Account Title and Explanation Post ref Debit ($) Credit ($)
    Jan 15 Petty Cash 50
    Cash 50
    (To increase petty cash fund)
    Table (3)
  • Petty Cash is an asset. When it increases it gets debited. So, here petty cash increases by $50. Thus petty cash account gets debited.
  • Cash is also an asset. When it decreases it gets credited. So, here cash decreases. Thus cash account gets credited.

To replenish petty cash on Jan 31

    Date Account Title and Explanation Post ref Debit ($) Credit ($)
    Jan.31 Advertising expenses 50
    Postage expenses 48.19
    Delivery expenses 78
    Cash over and short 6.46
    Cash 182.65
    (To replenish petty cash)
    Table (4)
  • All expenses have debit balance. Expenses increase and get debited. So, given in the question advertising expenses, postage expenses and delivery expenses $50, $48.19 and $78 respectively are debited.
  • $17.35 should be in the petty cash box out of total petty cash fund $200 which is increased fund. This implies $182.65 ($200-$17.35) cash is available to spend. Since actual expenses are $176.19 and spent $182.65, difference of this $6.46 is debited to the ‘Cash over and short’ account.
  • Cash is an asset account. Cash has gone out of the bank so it is decreased. Hence, cash is credited with $182.65.

To increase petty cash on Jan31

    Date Account Title and Explanation Post ref Debit ($) Credit ($)
    Jan 31 Petty Cash 50
    Cash 50
    (To increase petty cash fund)
    Table (5)
  • Petty cash is an asset. When it increases it gets debited. So, here petty cash increases by $50. Thus petty cash account gets debited.
  • Cash is also an asset. When it decreases it gets credited. So, here cash decreases. Thus cash account gets credited.

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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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Affect on financial statements:

  • In such case where petty cash does not replenished on January 31 also no entry made on the same date, M Company will have a petty cash limit of $200 however actual cash in the petty cash box is $17.35.
  • There would be difference between actual cash available and petty cash maintained limit.
  • Thus, petty cash asset and total assets would be overstated by $182.65 ( $50+$48.19+$78+$6.46 )

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