Concept explainers
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Introduction: Petty cash of the company is the cash reserved by the company for small amount of transactionsin other words Petty cash fund refers to the small portion of the cash fund used or to manage small expenses where payment cannot be made by cheques all the time.
To prepare: The
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Answer to Problem 3PSA
The journal entry established the petty cash is prepared below.
Explanation of Solution
1. Journal entry of petty cash in the last month of company’s fiscal year is as following:
Date | Particulars | Debit $ | Credit $ |
2 Feb | Petty cash | 400.00 | |
To Cash | 400.00 | ||
(Being petty cash fund recorded) |
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Introduction: Petty cash of the company is the cash reserved by the company for small amount of transactions in other words Petty cash fund refers to the small portion of the cash fund used or to manage small expenses where payment cannot be made by cheques all the time.
To prepare:Petty cash payment report for the month of February..
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Answer to Problem 3PSA
The journal entry to establish the petty cash is prepared below.
Explanation of Solution
Journal entry of petty cash payment report of the company is as follows:
Date | Particulars | Debit $ | Credit $ |
23 Feb | Delivery of customer’s merchandise | 20.00 | |
To Cash | 20.00 | ||
(Being Delivery expenses recorded) | |||
14 Feb | Reimbursement for mileage | 68.00 | |
To Cash | 68.00 | ||
(Being mileage expenses recorded) | |||
12 Feb | Express delivery of contract | 7.95 | |
27 Feb | Purchased postage stamps | 54.00 | |
To Cash | 61.95 | ||
(Being postage expenses recorded) | |||
9 Feb | COD charges on purchases | 32.50 | |
25 Feb | COD charges on purchase | 13.10 | |
To Cash | 45.60 | ||
(Being Merchandise inventory recorded) | |||
5 Feb | Purchased paper for copier | 14.15 | |
Purchased stationery | 67.77 | ||
To Cash | 81.92 | ||
(Being office supplies expenses recorded) | |||
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Introduction: Petty cash of the company is the cash reserved by the company for small amount of transactions in other words Petty cash fund refers to the small portion of the cash fund used or to manage small expenses where payment cannot be made by cheques all the time.
To prepare: The journal entry to reimburse and increase the fund account.
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Answer to Problem 3PSA
The journal entry to reimburse and increase the fund account is prepared below.
Explanation of Solution
Journal entries for reimbursement and increase in fund amount are as follows:
a. | 28 Feb | Delivery expenses | 20.00 | |
Mileage expenses | 68.00 | |||
Postage expenses | 61.95 | |||
Merchandise Inventory | 45.60 | |||
Office Supplies expenses | 81.92 | |||
Cash over and short | 2.11 | |||
To Cash | 279.58 | |||
(Being petty cash fund reimbursed) | ||||
b. | 28 Feb | Petty cash | 100.00 | |
To Cash | 100.00 | |||
(Being petty cash fund increased to $500) |
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