The cash account for Brentwood Bike Co. at May 1, 2016, indicated a balance of $34,250. During
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The cash account for Brentwood Bike Co. at May 1, 2016, indicated a balance of $34,250. During May, the total cash deposited was $140,300, and checks written totaled $138,880. The bank statement indicated a balance of $43,525 on May 31. Comparing the bank statement, the canceled checks, and the accompanying memos with the records revealed the following reconciling items:
a. Checks outstanding totaled $6,440.
b. A deposit of $1,850 representing receipts of May 31, had been made too late to appear on the bank statement.
c. The bank had collected for Brentwood Bike Co. $5,250 on a note left for collection.
The face of the note was $5,000.
d. A check for $390 returned with the statement had been incorrectly charged by the bank as $930.
e. A check for $210 returned with the statement had been recorded by Brentwood Bike Co. as $120. The check was for the payment of an obligation to Adkins Co. on account.
f. Bank service charges for May amounted to $30.
g. A check for $1,325 from Jennings Co. was returned by the bank due to insufficient funds.
Instructions
1. Prepare a bank reconciliation as of May 31.
2. Journalize the necessary entries. The accounts have not been closed.
3. If a balance sheet were prepared for Brentwood Bike Co. on May 31, 2016, what amount should be reported as cash?
Balance SheetBalance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Financial and Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1285866307
13th edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac