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Chapter 7: Q711SE (page 414)
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.
The current ratio is 1.05:1ss
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Question: Understanding bank account controls
Answer the following questions about the controls in bank accounts:
Requirements
1. Which bank control protects against forgery?
2. Which bank control reports the activity in the customer鈥檚 account each period?
3. Which bank control confirms the amount of money put into the bank account?
Identifying internal control weakness in cash receipts
Pendley Productions makes all sales on credit. Cash receipts arrive by mail. Larry
Chipello, the mailroom clerk, opens envelopes and separates the checks from the
accompanying remittance advices. Chipello forwards the checks to another employee,
who makes the daily bank deposit but has no access to the accounting records.
Chipello sends the remittance advices, which show cash received, to the accounting
department for entry in the accounts. Chipello鈥檚 only other duty is to grant sales
allowances to customers. (A sales allowancedecreases the customer鈥檚 account receivable.)
When Chipello receives a customer check for \(575 less a \)45 allowance, he records the
sales allowance and forwards the document to the accounting department.
Requirements
1. Identify the internal control weakness in this situation.
2. Who should record sales allowances?
3. What is the amount that should be shown in the ledger for cash receipts?
Using Excel for a Bank Reconciliation
Download an Excel template for this problem online in MyAccountingLab or athttp://www.pearsonhighered.com/Horngren.
Lori Anders of Wilderness Associates is getting ready to prepare the October bank reconciliation.
The cash balance on the books of Wilderness Associates on October 31 is \(3,546.
Lori reviews the bank statement, and notes the checking account balance at October 31 is \)2,445. The bank statement also
reveals that the bank collected a note receivable on behalf of Wilderness Associates鈥攖he principal was \(1,500 and the interest
was \)15. One customer鈥檚 check for \(29 was returned by the bank for insufficient funds. Two additional items on the bank statement
were the monthly EFT for the utilities, \)250, and the bank service fee of \(12. Lori notes that the cash deposit made on
October 31 of \)3,300 does not appear on the statement, and that three checks totaling $975 had not cleared the bank account
when the bank statement was prepared.
Requirements
1. Prepare the bank reconciliation for Wilderness Associates at October 31, 2018. Format appropriate cells with dollar signs and double
underlines. Use Excel formulas to calculate subtotals and totals.
2. Journalize the entries based on the bank reconciliation. For dollar amounts, use cell references on bank reconciliation
Conduct an Internet search for information on internal control and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Write a report of your findings. In your account, discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Present it to your class (if required by your instructor).
Understanding the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and identifying internal control strengths and weaknesses. The following situations suggest a strength or a weakness in internal control.
a. Top managers delegate all internal control procedures to the accounting department.
b. Accounting department staff (or the bookkeeper) orders merchandise and approves invoices for payment.
c. Cash received over the counter is controlled by the sales clerk, who rings up the sale and places the cash in the register. The sales clerk matches the total recorded by the register to each day鈥檚 cash sales.
d. The employee who signs checks need not examine the payment packet because he is confident the amounts are correct.
Requirements
1. Define internalcontrol.
2. The system of internal control must be tested by external auditors. What law or rule requires this testing?
3. Identify each item in the list above as either a strength or a weakness in internal control, and give your reason for each answer.
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