In: Accounting
Nakashima Gallery had the following petty cash transactions in February of the current year.
Feb. | 2 | Wrote a $350 check, cashed it, and gave the proceeds and the petty cashbox to Chloe Addison, the petty cashier. | ||
5 | Purchased bond paper for the copier for $15.15 that is immediately used. | |||
9 | Paid $42.50 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point. Nakashima uses the perpetual system to account for merchandise inventory. | |||
12 | Paid $7.15 postage to express mail a contract to a client. | |||
14 | Reimbursed Adina Sharon, the manager, $73 for business mileage on her car. | |||
20 | Purchased stationery for $66.77 that is immediately used. | |||
23 | Paid a courier $22 to deliver merchandise sold to a customer, terms FOB destination. | |||
25 | Paid $10.50 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point. | |||
27 | Paid $56 for postage expenses. | |||
28 | The fund had $24.70 remaining in the petty cash box. Sorted the petty cash receipts by accounts affected and exchanged them for a check to reimburse the fund for expenditures. | |||
28 | The petty cash fund amount is increased by $80 to a total of $430. |
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry to establish the
petty cash fund.
2. Prepare a petty cash payments report for
February with these categories: delivery expense, mileage expense,
postage expense, merchandise inventory (for transportation-in), and
office supplies expense. Sort the payments into the appropriate
categories and total the expenditures in each category.
3. Prepare the journal entries for required 2 to
both (a) reimburse and (b) increase the fund amount.