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Chapter 7, Problem 7.24EX

Requirement A:

To determine

Petty cash fund: Petty cash fund is a fund established to pay insignificant amounts like postage, office supplies, and lunches. In day-to-day life, it becomes difficult to use checks for daily expenses. Therefore, companies maintain some minimum amount of funds in the hand for such daily expenses. These funds are called as petty cash funds. These funds are managed by custodian. This system is otherwise called as imprest system.

To prepare: A journal entry to create the petty cash fund.

Requirement B:

To determine

To prepare: Journal entry to record petty cash fund replenishment.

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A business purchased equipment for $165,000 on January 1, 2021. The equipment will be depreciated over the five years of its estimated useful life using the straight-line depreciation method. The business records depreciation once a year on December 31. Which of the following is the adjusting entry required to record depreciation on the equipment for the year 2021? (Assume the residual value of the acquired equipment to be zero.) A) Debit $165,000 to Equipment, and credit $145,000 to Cash. B) Debit $33,000 to Depreciation Expense-Equipment, and credit $33,000 to Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment. C) Debit $165,000 to Depreciation Expense-Equipment, and credit $145,000 to Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment. D) Debit $33,000 to Depreciation Expense, and credit $33,000 to Equipment.

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