/*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} Question E7-23 (Petty Cash) The petty cash fund... [FREE SOLUTION] | 91影视

91影视

Log out

Learning Materials

Features

Discover

Chapter 7: Question E7-23 (page 369)

(Petty Cash) The petty cash fund of Fonzarelli鈥檚 Auto Repair Service, a sole proprietorship, contains the following.

1. Coins and Currency

\(15.20

2. Postage Stamps

2.90

3. An I.O.U from Cunningham, an employee, for cash advance

40

4. Check payable to Fonzarelli鈥檚 Auto Repair from Pottsie Weber, an employee, marked NSF

34

5. Vouchers for the following:

Stamps

20

Two Rose Bowl tickets for Nick Fonzarelli

170

Printer cartridge

14.35

204.35

\)296.45

The general ledger account Petty Cash has a balance of $300.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entry to record the reimbursement of the petty cash fund.

Short Answer

Expert verified

Cash short and over of the business entity equals$6.45.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Prepaid Expenses

The expenses incurred by the business entity for any service or product that will be received in a future period is known as prepaid expense. It is reported as an asset of the business.

02

Journal Entry to Record the reimbursement of Petty Cash Funds

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit $

Credit $

Accounts receivables$40+$34

$74

Maintenance expenses

$14.35

Drawings

$170

Postage expenses$20+$2路90

$17.10

Prepaid expenses (postage)

$2.90

Cash short and over (balancing figure)

$6.45

Cash$300+$15路20

$284.80

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with 91影视!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

(Petty Cash) Carolyn Keene, Inc. decided to establish a petty cash fund to help ensure internal control over its small cash expenditures. The following information is available for the month of April.

1. On April 1, it established a petty cash fund in the amount of \(200.

2. A summary of the petty cash expenditures made by the petty cash custodian as of April 10 is as follows

Delivery charges paid on merchandise purchased

\)60

Supplies Purchased and used

25

Postage expenses

33

I.O.U from employees

17

Miscellaneous expenses

36

The petty cash fund was replenished on April 10. The balance in the fund was \(27.

3. The petty cash fund balance was increased \)100 to $300 on April 20.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entries to record transactions related to petty cash for the month of April

Computing Bad Debts and Preparing Journal Entries) The trial balance before adjustment of Taylor Swift Inc. shows the following balances.

Debit

Credit

Accounts Receivable

\(90,000

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

1,750

Sales revenue (all on credit)

\)680,000

Instructions

Give the entry for estimated bad debts assuming that the allowance is to provide for doubtful accounts on the basis of (a) 4% of gross accounts receivable and (b) 5% of gross accounts receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $1,700 credit balance.

(Transfer of Receivables without Recourse) JFK Corp. factored $300,000 of accounts receivable with LBJ Finance Corporation on a without recourse basis on July 1, 2017. The receivables records are transferred to LBJ Finance, which will receive the collections. LBJ Finance assesses a finance charge of 1陆% of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. The transaction is to be recorded as a sale.

Instructions

(a) Prepare the journal entry on July 1, 2017, for JFK Corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse.

(b) Prepare the journal entry on July 1, 2017, for LBJ Finance Corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse.

Because of calamitous earthquake losses, Bernstein Company, one of your client鈥檚 oldest and largest customers, suddenly and unexpectedly became bankrupt. Approximately 30% of your client鈥檚 total sales have been made to Bernstein Company during each of the past several years. The amount due from Bernstein Company鈥� none of which is collectible鈥攅quals 22% of total accounts receivable, an amount that is considerably in excess of what was determined to be an adequate provision for doubtful accounts at the close of the preceding year. How would your client record the write-off of the Bernstein Company receivable if it is using the allowance method of accounting for bad debts? Justify your suggested treatment.

(Notes Receivable with Unrealistic Interest Rate) On December 31, 2015, Ed Abbey Co. performed environmental consulting services for Hayduke Co. Hayduke was short of cash, and Abbey Co. agreed to accept a $200,000 zero-interest-bearing note due December 31, 2017, as payment in full. Hayduke is somewhat of a credit risk and typically borrows funds at a rate of 10%. Abbey is much more creditworthy and has various lines of credit at 6%.

Instructions

(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the transaction of December 31, 2015, for the Ed Abbey Co.

(b) Assuming Ed Abbey Co.鈥檚 fiscal year-end is December 31, prepare the journal entry for December 31, 2016.

(c) Assuming Ed Abbey Co.鈥檚 fiscal year-end is December 31, prepare the journal entry for December 31, 2017.
See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Business Studies Textbooks

Actuarial Science in Business

Read Explanation

Operational Management

Read Explanation

Managers

Read Explanation

Influences On Business

Read Explanation

Strategic Analysis

Read Explanation

Startups

Read Explanation
View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.