Question

On October 31, 2021, Oriole Company had a cash balance per books of $8,967. The bank statement on that date showed a balance of $10,165. A comparison of the statement with the Cash account revealed the following: 1. The statement included debit memos of $45 for the printing of additional company cheques and $40 for bank service charges. 2. Cash sales of $528 on October 12 were deposited in the bank. The journal entry to record the cash receipt and the deposit slip were incorrectly made out and recorded by Oriole as $852. The bank detected the error on the deposit slip and credited Oriole Company for the correct amount. 3. The September 30 deposit of $995 was included on the October bank statement. The deposit had been placed in the bank’s night deposit vault on September 30. 4. The October 31 deposit of $970 was not included on the October bank statement. The deposit had been placed in the bank's night deposit vault on October 31. 5. Cheques #1006 for $425 and #1072 for $985 were outstanding on September 30. Of these, #1072 cleared the bank in October. All the cheques written in October except for #1278 for $555, #1284 for $645, and #1285 for $325 had cleared the bank by October 31. 6. On October 18, the company issued cheque #1181 for $679 to Helms & Co., on account. The cheque, which cleared the bank in October, was incorrectly journalized and posted by Oriole Company for $796. 7. A review of the bank statement revealed that Oriole Company received electronic payments from customers on account of $1,885 in October. The bank had also credited the account with $35 of interest revenue on October 31. Oriole had no previous notice of these amounts. 8. Included with the cancelled cheques was a cheque issued by Lasik Company for $595 that was incorrectly charged to Oriole Company by the bank. 9. On October 31, the bank statement showed an NSF charge of $815 for a cheque issued by W. Hoad, a customer, to Oriole Company on account. This amount included a $26 service charge by the bank. The company's policy is to pass on all NSF fees to the customer.

1. Prepare the bank reconciliation at October 31.

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