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Concept explainers
1.
To prepare: Journal entries in the books of N Gallery during the month of February.
1.
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Explanation of Solution
To establish the petty cash fund.
Date |
Account Title and Explanation |
Post ref |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
May 1 |
Petty Cash |
400 |
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Cash |
400 |
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(To establish petty cash fund) |
- 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 $400.
- Cash is also an asset account. Cash has gone out of the bank so it is decreased. Hence, cash account credited by $400.
2.
To prepare: Petty cash payments report for February.
2.
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Explanation of Solution
Petty cash payment report contains all payments made out of the petty cash fund.
Petty cash report is shown below for the month of February:
N Gallery |
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Petty Cash Payment Report (for February) |
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Date |
Particulars |
Amount ($) |
Amount ($) |
Delivery expenses |
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Feb. 23 |
Delivery of customer’s merchandise |
20 |
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Mileage expenses |
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Feb. 14 |
Reimbursement for mileage |
68 |
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Postage expenses |
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Feb. 12 |
Express delivery of contract |
7.95 |
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Feb. 27 |
Purchased postage stamps |
54 |
61.95 |
Merchandise inventory ( transportation-in) |
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Feb. 9 |
COD charges on purchases |
32.50 |
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Feb. 25 |
COD charges on purchases |
13.10 |
45.60 |
Office supplies expenses |
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Feb. 5 |
Purchased paper for copier |
14.15 |
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Feb. 20 |
Purchased stationery |
67.77 |
81.92 |
Total |
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277.47 |
Thus, total expenses ascertained are $277.47.
3.
To Prepare: Journal entries in the books of N Gallery for part 2 to (a) reimburse and (b) increase the fund amount.
3.
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Explanation of Solution
(a)
Date |
Account Title and Explanation |
Post ref |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
Feb 28 |
Delivery expenses |
20 |
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Mileage expenses |
68 |
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Postage expenses |
61.95 |
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Merchandise inventory |
45.6 |
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Office supplies expenses |
81.92 |
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Cash over and short |
2.11 |
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Cash |
279.58 |
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(To reimburse the petty cash fund ) |
- All expenses have debit balance. Expenses increase and get debited. So, given in the question delivery, Mileage, postage, merchandise inventory and office supplies expenses $20, $68, $61.95, $45.6 and $81.92 respectively are debited.
- $120.42 is in the cash box out of total petty cash fund $400. This implies $279.58 ($400-$120.42) should have spent. Since actual expenses are $277.47and cash available to spend is $279.58, difference of this $2.11 is debited to the ‘Cash over and short’ account.
- Cash is an asset account. Cash has paid out of the bank so it is decreased. Hence, cash is credited with $279.58.
(b)
Journal entry to increase the fund amount
Date |
Account Title and Explanation |
Post ref |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
Feb 28 |
Petty Cash |
100 |
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Cash |
100 |
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(To increase petty cash fund to $500) |
- Petty cash is an asset. When it increases it gets debited. So, here petty cash increases by $100. 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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