In connection with your audit of the financial statements of Thanos Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023, you conducted a surprise count of the company’s petty cash fund and undeposited collections at 8:20a.m. on January 3, 2024. Your count disclosed the following:   Bills and coins   Bills:   Coins:   P100.00              5 pieces   5.00         18 pieces       50.00 40 pieces   1.00       206 pieces       20.00 48 pieces   0.25         32 pieces           Checks       Date Payee Makers Amount December 30 Cash Custodian 1,200 December 30 Thanos Corporation Soul Stone Company 14,000 December 31 Thanos Corporation Reality Stone Company 1,680 December 31 Thanos Corporation Power Stone Company 17,800 December 31 Thanos Corporation Mind Stone Company 8,300 December 31 Space Stone Company Thanos Corporation 27,000         Unreimbursed vouchers       Date Payee Description Amount December 23 Mr. Hulk, sales manager Advances for trip to Tagaytay City 20,000 December 28 Philippine Post Office Postage stamps 1,620 December 29 Messengers Transportation 150 December 29 Time Stone, Inc. Computer repair 800   Other items found inside the cash box:   Unclaimed pay envelope of Scott Land. Indicated on the pay slip in his net salary of P9,200. Your inquiry revealed that Scott’s salary is mingled with the petty cash fund.   The sales manager’s liquidation report for his Tagaytay City Trip.   Cash advance received on December 23                                                                        20,000 Less:      Hotel accommodation, meals, etc.                                       16,000               Bus fare two                                                                                1,200               Cash given to Natasha, sales man                                           1,000                   18,200 Balance                                                                                                                                  1,800   Accounted for as follows:                             Cash returned by Natasha to the sales manager                                            P   120               Personal check of the sales manager                                                                   1,680               Total                                                                                                                            1,800   Additional information:   The custodian is not authorized to cash checks.   The last official receipt included in the deposit on December 30 is No. 4351 and the last official receipt issued for the current year is No. 4355. The following official receipts are all dated December 31, 2023.   OR No.                              Amount                            Form of payment 4352                                  13,600                               Cash 4353                                  17,800                               Check 4354                                    3,600                               Cash 4355                                    8,300                               Check   The petty cash balance per general ledger is P20,000. The last replenishment of the fund was made on December 22, 2023.   Questions: What is the amount of shortage due from the sales manager? What is the amount of undeposited collections on December 31, 2023? The adjusting entries on December 31, 2023, should include a net debit to Travel expenses of The cash count should include total checks of What is the total cash shortage?

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In connection with your audit of the financial statements of Thanos Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023, you conducted a surprise count of the company’s petty cash fund and undeposited collections at 8:20a.m. on January 3, 2024. Your count disclosed the following:

 

Bills and coins

 

Bills:

 

Coins:

 

P100.00              5 pieces

 

5.00         18 pieces

 

    50.00 40 pieces

 

1.00       206 pieces

 

    20.00 48 pieces

 

0.25         32 pieces

 

 

 

 

 

Checks

 

 

 

Date

Payee

Makers

Amount

December 30

Cash

Custodian

1,200

December 30

Thanos Corporation

Soul Stone Company

14,000

December 31

Thanos Corporation

Reality Stone Company

1,680

December 31

Thanos Corporation

Power Stone Company

17,800

December 31

Thanos Corporation

Mind Stone Company

8,300

December 31

Space Stone Company

Thanos Corporation

27,000

 

 

 

 

Unreimbursed vouchers

 

 

 

Date

Payee

Description

Amount

December 23

Mr. Hulk, sales manager

Advances for trip to Tagaytay City

20,000

December 28

Philippine Post Office

Postage stamps

1,620

December 29

Messengers

Transportation

150

December 29

Time Stone, Inc.

Computer repair

800

 

Other items found inside the cash box:

 

  1. Unclaimed pay envelope of Scott Land. Indicated on the pay slip in his net salary of P9,200. Your inquiry revealed that Scott’s salary is mingled with the petty cash fund.

 

  1. The sales manager’s liquidation report for his Tagaytay City Trip.

 

Cash advance received on December 23                                                                        20,000

Less:      Hotel accommodation, meals, etc.                                       16,000

              Bus fare two                                                                                1,200

              Cash given to Natasha, sales man                                           1,000                   18,200

Balance                                                                                                                                  1,800

 

Accounted for as follows:

             

              Cash returned by Natasha to the sales manager                                            P   120

              Personal check of the sales manager                                                                   1,680

              Total                                                                                                                            1,800

 

Additional information:

 

  1. The custodian is not authorized to cash checks.

 

  1. The last official receipt included in the deposit on December 30 is No. 4351 and the last official receipt issued for the current year is No. 4355. The following official receipts are all dated December 31, 2023.

 

OR No.                              Amount                            Form of payment

4352                                  13,600                               Cash

4353                                  17,800                               Check

4354                                    3,600                               Cash

4355                                    8,300                               Check

 

  1. The petty cash balance per general ledger is P20,000. The last replenishment of the fund was made on December 22, 2023.

 

Questions:

  • What is the amount of shortage due from the sales manager?
  • What is the amount of undeposited collections on December 31, 2023?
  • The adjusting entries on December 31, 2023, should include a net debit to Travel expenses of
  • The cash count should include total checks of
  • What is the total cash shortage?

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