38. Tier Company established a petty cash fund of P10,000 on July 1, 2021. At the end of the month, the count of cash on hand indicated that P3,557.40 remained in the fund. A review of petty cash vouchers disclosed the following expenses had been incurred during the month:      Office supplies – P841.60 Postage – P780.00 Representation – P1,000,00 Transportation – P1,321.40 Miscellaneous – P837.60   Other items found in the petty cash drawer were as follows: A sympathy envelope containing P3,500, representing employees’ contributions for the death of the mother of the company’s messenger. An employee’s check for P1,100 dated August 15, 2021.   The given information indicates that there is a a. 538 shortage b. 562 shortage c. 562 overage d. 538 overage

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38. Tier Company established a petty cash fund of P10,000 on July 1, 2021. At the end of the month, the count of cash on hand indicated that P3,557.40 remained in the fund. A review of petty cash vouchers disclosed the following expenses had been incurred during the month:

    

Office supplies – P841.60

Postage – P780.00

Representation – P1,000,00

Transportation – P1,321.40

Miscellaneous – P837.60

 

Other items found in the petty cash drawer were as follows:

  • A sympathy envelope containing P3,500, representing employees’ contributions for the death of the mother of the company’s messenger.
  • An employee’s check for P1,100 dated August 15, 2021.

 

The given information indicates that there is a

a. 538 shortage
b. 562 shortage
c. 562 overage
d. 538 overage

 

 

39. During 2021, Tartarus Company signed a noncancellable contract to purchase 500 sacks of rice at P900 per sack with delivery to be made in 2022. On December 31, 2021, the price of rice had fallen to P850 per sack. On May 9, 2022, Tartarus Company accepts delivery of rice when the price is P880 per sack.

 

What amount of purchases should be recorded on May 9, 2022?


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