Laymon Boat Company's bank statement for the month of September showed a balance per bank of $7,000.

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Laymon Boat Company's bank statement for the month of September showed a balance per bank of $7,000. The company's Cash account in the general ledger had a balance of $5,459 at September 30. Other information is as follows:

1. Cash receipts for September 30 recorded on the company's books were $5,700 but this amount does not appear on the bank statement.

2. The bank statement shows a debit memorandum for $40 for check printing charges.

3. Check No. 119 payable to Mann Company was recorded in the cash payments journal and cleared the bank for $248. A review of the accounts payable subsidiary ledger shows a $36 credit balance in the account of Mann Company and that the payment to them should have been for $284.

4. The total amount of checks still outstanding at September 30 amounted to $6,000.

5. Check No. 138 was correctly written and paid by the bank for $409. The cash payment journal reflects an entry for Check No. 138 as a debit to Accounts Payable and a credit to Cash in Bank for $490.

6. The bank returned an NSF check from a customer for $360.

7. The bank included a credit memorandum for $1,560 which represents collection of a customer's note by the bank for the company; principal amount of the note was $1,500 and interest was $60. Interest has not been accrued.


Instructions

(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation for Laymon Boat Company at September 30.

(b) Prepare any adjusting entries necessary as a result of the bank reconciliation.

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
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College Accounting A Contemporary Approach

ISBN: 978-0077639730

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Authors: David Haddock, John Price, Michael Farina

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