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Chapter 7: Q7-7TI (page 404)
The Scott Sun & Shade Company had the following financial data at December 31, 2018:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 60,000
Total current liabilities 75,000
What is the cash ratio as of December 31, 2018, for Scott Sun & Shade?
Answer:
The cash ratio of the company is 0.80.
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Accounting for petty cash transactions
Suppose that on September 1, Cool Gyrations, a disc jockey service, create a petty
cash fund with an imprest balance of \(350. During September, Ruth Mangan, fund
custodian, signs the following petty cash tickets:
Petty Cash
Ticket Number Item Amount
1 Postage for package received \) 25
2 Office party 10
3 Two boxes of stationery 20
4 Printer cartridges 15
5 Business dinner 65
On September 30, prior to replenishment, the fund contains these tickets plus cash of
\(210. The accounts affected by petty cash payments are Office Supplies, Entertainment
Expense, and Postage Expense.
Requirements
1. On September 30, how much cash should this petty cash fund hold before it is
replenished?
2. Journalize all required entries to (a) create the fund and (b) replenish it. Include
explanations.
3. Make the entry on October 1 to increase the fund balance to \)425. Include an
Explanation
Computing the cash ratio Smythe Banners reported the following figures in its financial statements:
Cash $ 26,500 Cash Equivalents 5,000 Total Current Liabilities 30,000 Compute the cash ratio for Smythe Banners.
Preparing a bank reconciliation
The Cash account of Guard Dog Security Systems reported a balance of \(2,540 at December 31, 2018. There were outstanding checks totaling \)400 and a December 31 deposit in transit of \(100. The bank statement, which came from Park Cities Bank, listed the December 31 balance of \)3,340. Included in the bank balance was a collection of \(510 on account from Brendan Ballou, a Guard Dog customer who pays the bank directly. The bank statement also shows a \)30 service charge and $20 of interest revenue that Guard Dog earned on its bank balance. Prepare Guard Dog鈥檚 bank reconciliation for December 31.
What is internal control?
Evaluating internal control over cash receipts Dogtopia sells pet supplies and food and handles all sales with a cash register. The cash register displays the amount of the sale. It also shows the cash received and any change returned to the customer. The register also produces a customer receipt butkeeps no internal record of the transactions. At the end of the day, the clerk counts the cash in the register and gives it to the cashier for deposit in the company bank account.
Requirements
1. Identify the internal control weakness over cash receipts.
2. What could you do to correct the weakness?
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