Go to www.cengage.com/financial_alg2e and download a blank check register.
Add all of the following information to the check register.
a. The balance on December 10 is $3,900.50.
b. On December 11 check 1223 is written for $84.00 to the North Shore High School Drama Club.
c. On December 12 a paycheck in the amount of $240.80 is deposited.
d. On December 13 a birthday check for $100.00 received from grandparents is deposited.
e. On December 17 three checks are written while holiday shopping. One is to Best Buy in the amount of $480.21, one is to Target in the amount of $140.58, and one is to Aeropostale in the amount of $215.60.
f. Staples sells computers. On December 20 a laptop is purchased for $1,250.00. A mistake is made on the first check, and the check must be voided. A check for the correct amount, $1,250.00, is then written with the next available check.
g. On December 22 a gift is returned to Barnes and Noble. The $120.00 refund is deposited into the checking account.
h. On December 24, $300.00 is withdrawn from an ATM for food at a holiday party. The company that owns the ATM charges a $1.50 fee for the transaction, and the customer’s bank charges a $2.50 fee for the transaction. The fees are taken directly out of the checking account.
i. On December 28 a check for $521.00 is written to Len’s Auto Body Shop to repair a dent in the fender of a car.
j. On December 29 a check is written to Amtrak for $150.80 to visit a cousin in Washington, D.C., for New Year’s Eve.