s who opened their first joint checking account at the American Bank on September 14, 2020. They've just received their first bank statement for the period ending October 5, 2020. The statement and checkbook ledger are shown in the table below.   From this information, prepare a bank reconciliation for the Wells family as of October 5, 2020,

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Reconciling the Wells' Checking Account

Vivian and Rowen Wells are college students who opened their first joint checking account at the American Bank on September 14, 2020. They've just received their first bank statement for the period ending October 5, 2020. The statement and checkbook ledger are shown in the table below.

 

From this information, prepare a bank reconciliation for the Wells family as of October 5, 2020, 

 

 

Given your answer to Question 1, determine what, if any, adjustment will the Wells family need to make in their checkbook ledger. Enter the answers as positive value. Round the answer to the nearest cent.

 

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If the Wells family earned interest on their idle balances because the account is a money market deposit account, what impact would this have on the reconciliation process?

 

The effect of the interest earnings would have been a(n) -Select-decreaseincreaseItem 19 in both bank and checkbook balances.

 

Explain.

 

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VIVIAN AND
ROWEN
WELLS
2128 E.
ARBOR ST.
DENVER,
COLORADO
THE
AMERICAN
BANK
800-000-
0000
STATEMENT
PERIOD SEPT.
6- ОСТ. 5,
2020
Total
Checks/
Withdrawals
for Period
Opening
Balance
Ending
Balance
Total
Deposits
for
Period
$0.00
$1,681.60
$1,283.86
$397.74
Date
Withdrawals
Deposits
(Credits)
Balance
(Debits)
Sept. 14
$500.00 $500.00
Sept. 15
597.00
1,097.00
Sept. 25
$145.20
59.25
1,011.05
Oct. 1
525.35
1,536.40
Oct. 1
3.00 ВС
1,533.40
Oct. 4
165.90
$149.76
$145.00
1,072.74
Oct. 5
675.00
379.74
DM=Debit
Memo
RT=Returned
BC=Bank
Check
Charges
CM=Credit
Memo
FC=Finance
Charges
Checkbook
Ledger
Check
Number
Date
2020
Check
Amount Amount Balance
Deposit Account
Details
$500.00 $500.00
Sept.
14
Cash-gift from
birthday
Rowen's wages
Sept.
15
597.00
1,097.00
101
$145.20
Sept.
24
Kroger's-groceries
951.80
Sept.
27
Telephone bill
102
58.20
893.60
Oct. 1
Rowen's wages
525.35
1,418.95
Oct. 1
Univ. Bk. Sto.-
college books
103
165.90
1,253.05
104
Oct. 1
Walmart-sewing
material
36.85
1,216.20
R. Ellis-apartment
rent
105
Oct. 1
675.00
541.20
Oct. 2
Anthem-health
insurance
230.00
106
311.20
107
Oct. 3
Kroger's-groceries
149.76
161.44
Oct. 4
Cash: gas,
entertain., laundry
108
145.00
16.44
Oct. 5
Vivian's salary
635.00
651.44
Transcribed Image Text:VIVIAN AND ROWEN WELLS 2128 E. ARBOR ST. DENVER, COLORADO THE AMERICAN BANK 800-000- 0000 STATEMENT PERIOD SEPT. 6- ОСТ. 5, 2020 Total Checks/ Withdrawals for Period Opening Balance Ending Balance Total Deposits for Period $0.00 $1,681.60 $1,283.86 $397.74 Date Withdrawals Deposits (Credits) Balance (Debits) Sept. 14 $500.00 $500.00 Sept. 15 597.00 1,097.00 Sept. 25 $145.20 59.25 1,011.05 Oct. 1 525.35 1,536.40 Oct. 1 3.00 ВС 1,533.40 Oct. 4 165.90 $149.76 $145.00 1,072.74 Oct. 5 675.00 379.74 DM=Debit Memo RT=Returned BC=Bank Check Charges CM=Credit Memo FC=Finance Charges Checkbook Ledger Check Number Date 2020 Check Amount Amount Balance Deposit Account Details $500.00 $500.00 Sept. 14 Cash-gift from birthday Rowen's wages Sept. 15 597.00 1,097.00 101 $145.20 Sept. 24 Kroger's-groceries 951.80 Sept. 27 Telephone bill 102 58.20 893.60 Oct. 1 Rowen's wages 525.35 1,418.95 Oct. 1 Univ. Bk. Sto.- college books 103 165.90 1,253.05 104 Oct. 1 Walmart-sewing material 36.85 1,216.20 R. Ellis-apartment rent 105 Oct. 1 675.00 541.20 Oct. 2 Anthem-health insurance 230.00 106 311.20 107 Oct. 3 Kroger's-groceries 149.76 161.44 Oct. 4 Cash: gas, entertain., laundry 108 145.00 16.44 Oct. 5 Vivian's salary 635.00 651.44
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