The controller of the Red Wing Corporation is in the process of preparing the company's 2011 financial

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The controller of the Red Wing Corporation is in the process of preparing the company's 2011 financial statements. She is trying to determine the correct balance of cash and cash equivalents to be reported as a current asset in the balance sheet. The following items are being considered:


a. Balances in the company's accounts at the First National Bank; checking $13,500, savings $22,100.

b. Un-deposited customer checks of $5,200.

c. Currency and coins on hand of $580.

d. Savings account at the East Bay Bank with a balance of $400,000. This account is being used to accumulate cash for future plant expansion (in 2013).

e. $20,000 in a checking account at the East Bay Bank. The balance in the account represents a 20% compensating balance for a $100,000 loan with the bank. Red Wing may not withdraw the funds until the loan is due in 2014.

f. U.S. Treasury bills; 2-month maturity bills totaling $15,000, and 7-month bills totaling $20,000.


Required:

1. Determine the correct balance of cash and cash equivalents to be reported in the current asset section of the 2011 balance sheet.

2. For each of the items not included in your answer to requirement 1, explain the correct classification of the item.


Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077400163

6th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson

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