3DD Corporation engaged your service to audit its account. In your examination of cash, you find that the Cash account represents both cash on hand and cash in bank. You further noted that there is very poor internal control over cash. Your audit covers the period ended December 31, 2017. You made a cash account on January 15, 2018, and cash on hand in this date was determined to be P52,000. Examination of cashbooks and other evidences of transaction disclosed the following: a. January 1 through 15, 2018 collections per duplicate receipts, P199,000.   b. Total duplicate deposit slips, all dated January 2 through 15, P110,000, includes a deposit representing collections of December 31   c. Cash book balance on December 31, 2017 is P465,000, representing both cash on hand and cash in bank.   d. Bank statement for December shows a balance of P424,000.   e. Outstanding checks at December 31: Number 183 4,500 Number 254 4,000 Number 198 12,500 Number 280 52,000 Number 252 6,000 Number 301 9,000 Number 254 4,000 Number 319 25,000   f. Undeposited collections at December 31, P48,000.   g. An amount of P19,000 representing proceeds of a customer’s note was credited by bank, but is not yet taken up in the company’s books   h. Bank service charge for December, P1,500.   The company cashier presented to you the following reconciliation statement at December 2017, which he prepared: Balancer per books, December 31, 2017   456,000 Add: outstanding checks                   Number 252 6,000                                              254 4,000                                              280 25,000                                              301 900                                              319 15,000 50,900 Total   506,900 Bank service charges   (1,500) Undeposited collections   (51,000) Balance per bank   454,400   Questions: Based on the above and result of the audit, determine the following: Adjusted balance of Cash account as of December 31, 2017? Amount of cash shortage as of December 31, 2017?  The net adjustment to cash account for 2017? The cashier attempted to conceal his theft by?    Note: Input the letter of the correct answer. I – Not listing all outstanding checks. II – Underfooting outstanding check shown on the reconciliation. III – Adding an item to the bank balance that should be deducted from the book balance. IV – Understating the book balance in the reconciliation. V – Understating the bank balance in the reconciliation. VI – Omission of the credit memo VII – Overstating the undeposited collection VIII – Understating each outstanding checks A. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII,   C. I, II, IV, V, VI, VII B. I, II, IV, VI, VII, VIII   D. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII   The amount of additional shortage in January 2018?

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3DD Corporation engaged your service to audit its account. In your examination of cash, you find that the Cash account represents both cash on hand and cash in bank. You further noted that there is very poor internal control over cash. Your audit covers the period ended December 31, 2017. You made a cash account on January 15, 2018, and cash on hand in this date was determined to be P52,000. Examination of cashbooks and other evidences of transaction disclosed the following:

a. January 1 through 15, 2018 collections per duplicate receipts, P199,000.

 

b. Total duplicate deposit slips, all dated January 2 through 15, P110,000, includes a deposit representing collections of December 31

 

c. Cash book balance on December 31, 2017 is P465,000, representing both cash on hand and cash in bank.

 

d. Bank statement for December shows a balance of P424,000.

 

e. Outstanding checks at December 31:

Number

183

4,500

Number

254

4,000

Number

198

12,500

Number

280

52,000

Number

252

6,000

Number

301

9,000

Number

254

4,000

Number

319

25,000

 

f. Undeposited collections at December 31, P48,000.

 

g. An amount of P19,000 representing proceeds of a customer’s note was credited by bank, but is not yet taken up in the company’s books

 

h. Bank service charge for December, P1,500.

 

The company cashier presented to you the following reconciliation statement at December 2017, which he prepared:

Balancer per books, December 31, 2017

 

456,000

Add: outstanding checks

 

 

              Number 252

6,000

 

                                           254

4,000

 

                                           280

25,000

 

                                           301

900

 

                                           319

15,000

50,900

Total

 

506,900

Bank service charges

 

(1,500)

Undeposited collections

 

(51,000)

Balance per bank

 

454,400

 

Questions: Based on the above and result of the audit, determine the following:

  • Adjusted balance of Cash account as of December 31, 2017?
  • Amount of cash shortage as of December 31, 2017? 
  • The net adjustment to cash account for 2017?
  • The cashier attempted to conceal his theft by?    Note: Input the letter of the correct answer.

I – Not listing all outstanding checks.

II – Underfooting outstanding check shown on the reconciliation.

III – Adding an item to the bank balance that should be deducted from the book balance.

IV – Understating the book balance in the reconciliation.

V – Understating the bank balance in the reconciliation.

VI – Omission of the credit memo

VII – Overstating the undeposited collection

VIII – Understating each outstanding checks

A.

I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII,

 

C.

I, II, IV, V, VI, VII

B.

I, II, IV, VI, VII, VIII

 

D.

I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII

 

  • The amount of additional shortage in January 2018?

In the course of our audit of Ettedanreb Corporation’s cash in bank for the year ended December 31, 2016, you ascertained the following information:

 

 

November 30

December 31

 

Cash per book

  60,350

?

 

Cash per bank statement

535,410

689,085

 

Undeposited checks

  41,005

  64,400

 

Outstanding checks

138,590

150,560

 

Bank service charges

    3,600

    3,000

 

Insufficient fund check

 

  41,250

 

Company’s notes receivable collected by bank

359,075

404,500

 

 

 

 

 

The bank statement and the company’s records show the following totals:

Cash disbursements per bank statement

 

   1,091,865

 

Cash receipts per cash records

 

?

 

Cash disbursements per cash records

 

?

 

Cash receipts per bank statement

 

   1,245,540

 

 

Additional information:

  • The insufficient fund check was redeposited in the same month. No entries are made to take up the return and redeposit.

 

  • A P50,000 bank charge error in November was corrected by the bank in December, while a P20,000 deposit of House-boy Corporation was erroneously credited by the bank of the company’s account in December.

 

  • A P19,000 disbursement check was recorded in November as P91,000. The error was discovered and corrected in December.

 

  • A P20,000 customer collection was recorded in the books in December as P200,000, the error was detected and corrected in December.

Questions: Based on the above audit findings, answer the following:

  • What is the unadjusted book receipts in December? 
  • What is the unadjusted book disbursements in December? 
  • What is the corrected cash balance as of November 30? 
  • What is the unadjusted cash balance per books as of December 31? 
  • What is the correct cash balance as of December 31? 
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