Childers Company, which uses a perpetual inventory system, has
an established petty cash fund in the amount of $500. The fund was
last reimbursed on November 30. At the end of December, the fund
contained the following petty cash receipts:
December 4 | Freight charge for merchandise purchased | $ | 44 |
December 7 | Delivery charge for shipping to customer | $ | 68 |
December 12 | Purchase of office supplies | $ | 33 |
December 18 | Donation to charitable organization | $ | 52 |
If, in addition to these receipts, the petty cash fund contains
$292.50 of cash, the journal entry to reimburse the fund on
December 31 will include:
Journal entry will be
Merchandise inventory account (Freight-in).............Debit $44
Delivery expense account......................................Debit $68
Office Supplies account.........................................Debit $33
Miscellaneous Expense account...........................Debit $52
Cash over and short account..............................Debit $10.50
To Cash account($500 - $292.50)............. ........Credit $207.50
So, Credit to cash account $207.50
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