On September 1, Cool Salad Dressings creates a petty cash fund with an imprest balance of $

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On September 1, Cool Salad Dressings creates a petty cash fund with an imprest balance of $ 250. During September, Michael Martell, the fund custodian, signs the following petty cash tickets:


On September 1, Cool Salad Dressings creates a petty cash


On September 30, prior to replenishment, the fund contains these tickets plus cash of $ 65. The accounts affected by petty cash payments are Office Supplies, Travel Expense, Delivery Expense, Entertainment Expense, and Merchandise Inventory.

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1. Explain the characteristics and the internal control features of an imprest fund.

2. On September 30, how much cash should the petty cash fund hold before it is replenished?

3. Journalize all required entries to create the fund and replenish it. Include explanations.

4. Make the October 1 entry to increase the fund balance to $ 300. Include an explanation, and briefly describe what the custodiandoes.

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Horngrens Financial and Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133255584

4th Edition

Authors: Tracie L. Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura

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