Chapter 7, Problem 2FPC

Samantha and Samuel both have student credit cards issued by VISA. Their credit card statements show they are at their credit card limit of $500 this month. Samantha manages her credit well and ensures that her credit card balance is paid off in full each month before the payment deadline while Samuel cannot manage to pay off the minimum amount required each month. Complete the sentence: For Financial Statement reporting purposes, __________________________________________. a) It does not matter where Samantha or Samuel report the$500 as long as it is shown on one of their Financial Statements. b) Both Samantha and Samuel would report their $500 on their Balance Sheet as a current liability. c) Both Samantha and Samuel would report their $500 on their Cash Flow statement as an expense. d) Samantha would report her $500 on her Cash Flow statement as an expense while Samuel would report his credit card debt of $500 on his Balance Sheet as a current liability. e) Samantha would report her…

Bev is completing the monthly bank reconciliation for her checking account for the month of October.   The following facts apply: The balance per the bank on Oct 31st = $3,000 The balance per her checkbook on Oct 31st = $6,000 Deposits in Transit = $2,000 Outstanding Checks = $500 EFT’s ‘into’ her account = $4,000 EFT’s ‘out of’ her account = $5,500 No interest was earned on the account, and there were no bank fees during the month.

On November 9, Jane Jones writes a check for $5,000 payable to Ralph Rodgers in payment for goods to be received later in the month. Before the close of business on November 9, Jane notifies the bank by telephone to stop payment on the check. On December 19, Ralph gives the check to Bill Briggs for value and without notice. On December 20, Bill deposits the check in his account at Bank A. On December 21, Bank A sends the check to its correspondent, Bank B. On December 22, Bank B presents the check through the clearinghouse to Bank C. On December 23, Bank C presents the check to Bank P, the payor bank. On December 28, the payor bank makes payment of the check final. Is Jane Jones’s stop payment order effective against the payor bank? Explain.

Mpho cannot understand why the balance of her bank account in the general ledger does not balance to the monthly bank statement that she receives from the bank. Required: Give Mpho three (3) reasons why a difference may occur between the balance of her bank account in the general ledger and the balance on the monthly bank statement. For each reason briefly explain, in your own words, why the difference arises. Provide one example of each reason.

An individual spends $20 per day. Suppose that this person pays for all her purchases using her credit card. She withdraws no money from her bank account until the morning of the fourth day, when she withdraws the whole amount necessary to pay for her credit card purchases over the previous four days.

A friend of yours is graduating college next month. He has had a credit card and student loans for the past few years, but he’s never bothered to check his credit report. 1)Why is it vital that your friend reviews his credit report? How soon would you recommend he does so and why? 2) Which sections of information in his credit report should he pay particular attention to given his situation?

10. Maricel Aguilar received her bank statement for February 28, which showed a balance of ₱19,713.60. Her checkbook balance on the same date was ₱19,393.60. Upon examining her bank statement and cancelled checks, she discovered the following:   She failed to record check #368 for ₱1,625.60 on her stub.   Two checks #240 for ₱5,208 and #272 for ₱1,953.60 were still outstanding.   A service fee of ₱80 charge by the bank was found in the bank statement but not on the check stub.   Check #336 which she wrote for ₱2,320 was recorded on the check stub as ₱2,464.   A deposit made on February 22 for ₱1,920 was also not recorded on the stub.   A deposit on February 28 for ₱7,200 was too late to be included in the bank statement.   Prepare a reconciliation statement.

Natalie decides that she cannot afford to hire John to do her accounting. One way that she can ensure that her cash account does not have any errors and is accurate and up-to-date is to prepare a bank reconciliation at the end of each month. Natalie would like you to help her. She asks you to prepare a bank reconciliation for June 2020 using the information below.Please refer to the image attached Additionally, take the following information into account. On June 30th, there were two outstanding checks: #595 for $238 and #604 for $297. Premier Bank made a posting error to the bank statement: Check #603 was issued for $425, not $452. The deposit made on June 20 was for $125, which Natalie received for teaching a class. Natalie made an error in recording this transaction. The electronic funds transfer (EFT) was for Natalie’s cell phone use. Remember that she uses this phone only for business. The NSF check was from Ron Black. Natalie received this check for teaching a class to Ron’s…

Ms. Sara has started a Furniture Manufacturing Company and opened a Business bank account in Bank Muscat and every month end he checks his Cash book maintained by his accountant Mr. Ali in the company with the Bank book maintained by the banker. His Cash Book balance on 31st December 2019, was OMR 22,500, this did not agree with the balance as shown by the Bank Pass Book. In order to know why the balances are not equal in cash book and Bank book Sara asked his accountant Mr. Ali to do detail Examination of the Cash Book and Bank Statement. It reveals that the company has paid into bank on 26th December, four cheques of OMR 7,000; OMR 10,000; OMR 2,000 and OMR 13,000; of these the cheque of OMR 2,000 was credited in January 2020.Sara has invested money in shares of Al Maha Company and the bank has collected dividends and Credited in Bank Book, but not debited in Cash Book OMR 1,750.The Bank has debited Bank Charges in Bank book, not entered in Cash Book OMR 100.As per the instructions…