FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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BUSINESS STUDIES DEPARTMENT
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTNG1 (TUTORIAL #1)
1. XYZ Co. set up a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. The
following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in May
(the last month of the company's fiscal year).
May 1 Prepared a company check for $250 to establish the petty cash fund.
May 15 Prepared a company check to replenish the fund for the following
expenditures made since May1:
a. Paid $78 for janitorial services.
b. Paid $63.68 for miscellaneous expenses.
c. Paid postage expenses of $43.50.
d. Paid $57.15 to a local newspaper for an advertisement.
e. Counted $11.15 remaining in the petty cash box.
May 16 Prepared a company check for $200 to increase the fund to $450.
May 31 The petty cashier reports that $293.39 cash remains in the fund. A
company check is drawn to replenish the fund for the following expenditures
made since May 15:
a. Paid postage expenses of $48.36.
b. Reimbursed the office manager for business mileage, $38.50.
c. Paid $39.75 to deliver merchandise to a customer, terms FOB
destination.
May 31 The company decides that the May 16 increase in the fund was too
large. It reduces the fund by $50, leaving a total of $400.
Required
A. Prepare journal entries to establish the fund on May 1, to replenish it on
May 15 and on May 31, and to reflect any increase or decrease in the
fund balance on May 16 and May 31.
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Transcribed Image Text:BUSINESS STUDIES DEPARTMENT INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTNG1 (TUTORIAL #1) 1. XYZ Co. set up a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. The following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in May (the last month of the company's fiscal year). May 1 Prepared a company check for $250 to establish the petty cash fund. May 15 Prepared a company check to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since May1: a. Paid $78 for janitorial services. b. Paid $63.68 for miscellaneous expenses. c. Paid postage expenses of $43.50. d. Paid $57.15 to a local newspaper for an advertisement. e. Counted $11.15 remaining in the petty cash box. May 16 Prepared a company check for $200 to increase the fund to $450. May 31 The petty cashier reports that $293.39 cash remains in the fund. A company check is drawn to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since May 15: a. Paid postage expenses of $48.36. b. Reimbursed the office manager for business mileage, $38.50. c. Paid $39.75 to deliver merchandise to a customer, terms FOB destination. May 31 The company decides that the May 16 increase in the fund was too large. It reduces the fund by $50, leaving a total of $400. Required A. Prepare journal entries to establish the fund on May 1, to replenish it on May 15 and on May 31, and to reflect any increase or decrease in the fund balance on May 16 and May 31.
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