FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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. A company's bank statement shows a balance of $10,000, while its cash account in the company's records indicates a balance of $9,500. Upon further analysis, the following
discrepancies are identified:
Outstanding checks total $1,200.
• The bank erroneously recorded a deposit of $500 as $50.
• The company recorded a check for $800 as $80.
• The bank charged a service fee of $25.
Calculate the adjusted cash balance after reconciling these discrepancies.
Remember to subtract any outstanding checks and bank errors, and add any unrecorded deposits or adjustments to the cash balance to arrive at the adjusted cash balance.
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