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Petty cash fund entries Chart of Accounts Journal Instructions Journalize the en

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Question

Petty cash fund entries Chart of Accounts Journal Instructions Journalize the entries to record the following (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles) Instructions A On March 1, Check is issued to establish a petty cash fund of $1, 125 B. On April 1, the amount of cash in the petty cash fund is now $122. Check is issued to replenish the fund, based on the following summary of petty cash receipts office supplies, $594, miscellaneous selling expense, $216, miscellaneous administrative expense $168 (Because the amount of the check to replenish the fund plus the balance in the fund do not equal $1,125, record the discrepancy in the cash short and over account)

Explanation / Answer

a

Journalize the entries to establish the petty cash fund

General description

Debit

credit

Petty cash

900

    Cash

900

b

Journalize the entry to replenish the petty cash fund

Accounting equation

General description

Debit

credit

Assets

Liabilities

Equity

Office supplies

$594

($594)

Miscellaneous selling expenses

$216

($216)

Miscellaneous administrative expenses

$168

($168)

Cash short and over (Bal.fig)

$25

($25)

       Cash ($1125-$122)

$1,003

$1,003

a

Journalize the entries to establish the petty cash fund

General description

Debit

credit

Petty cash

900

    Cash

900

b

Journalize the entry to replenish the petty cash fund

Accounting equation

General description

Debit

credit

Assets

Liabilities

Equity

Office supplies

$594

($594)

Miscellaneous selling expenses

$216

($216)

Miscellaneous administrative expenses

$168

($168)

Cash short and over (Bal.fig)

$25

($25)

       Cash ($1125-$122)

$1,003

$1,003