Financial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 8CP
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Determine the amount cashier stole from P Company.
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To determine
Find the ways how cashier has attempted to conceal the theft.
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To determine
Identify two major weakness in the internal controls and two recommendations to improve the internal controls.
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The records of Parker Company indicate a July 31 cash balance of $10,400, which includes
undeposited receipts for July 30 and 31. The cash balance on the bank statement as of
July 31 is $10,575. This balance includes a note of $2,250 plus $150 interest collected by
the bank but not recorded in the journal. Checks outstanding on July 31 were as follows:
No. 2670, $1,050; No. 3679, $675; No. 3690, $1,650; No. 5148, $225; No. 5149, $750; and
No. 5151, $800.
On July 25, the cashier resigned, effective at the end of the month. Before leaving on
July 31, the cashier prepared the following bank reconciliation:
Cash balance per books, July 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,400
Add outstanding checks:
No. 5148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225
5149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750…
The records of Parker Company indicate a July 31 cash balance of $10,400, which includes undeposited receipts for July 30 and 31. The cash balance on the bank statement as of July 31 is $10,575. This balance includes a note of $2,250 plus $150 interest collected by the bank but not recorded in the journal. Checks outstanding on July 31 were as follows:No. 2670, $1,050; No. 3679, $675; No. 3690, $1,650; No. 5148, $225; No. 5149, $750; and No. 5151, $800.
The records of Rossiter Company indicate a May 31 cash in bank balance of P242,310.50, which includes undeposited receipts for May 30 and 31. The cash balance on the bank statement as of May 31 is P225,400. This balance includes a note pf P30,000.00 plus P900.00 interest collected by the bank but not recorded in the journal. Checks outstanding on May 31 were as follows: No. 421, P8,434; No. 488, P4,300; No. 522, P6,524; No. 992, P9,551.50; No. 995, P4,577; and No.996, P5,961.On May 12, the cashier resigned effective at the end of the month. Before leaving on May 31, the cashier prepared the following reconciliation:Balance per books, May 31Add: Outstanding checks 992 P9,551.50 995 4,577.00 996 5,961.00 18,089.50Total P260,400.00Less: Undeposited receipts…
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