1.) At the end of the day, the cash register tape shows $1,120 in cash sales but...
Question:
1.) At the end of the day, the cash register tape shows $1,120 in cash sales but the count of cash in the register is $1,160. The proper entry to account for this excess is:
Multiple Choice
Debit Cash $1,120; credit Sales $1,120.
Debit Cash $1,160; credit Sales $1,160.
Debit Cash $1,160; credit Sales $1,120; credit Cash Over and Short $40.
Debit Cash $1,120; debit Cash Over and Short for $40; credit Sales $1,160.
Debit Cash Over and Short $40; credit Cash $40.
2.) If a check correctly written and paid by the bank for $402 is incorrectly recorded in the company's books for $344, how should this error be treated on the bank reconciliation?
Multiple Choice
Add $58 to the book balance.
Subtract $58 from the book balance.
Subtract $58 from the bank's balance.
Subtract $58 from the bank's balance and add $58 to the book's balance.
Add $58 to the bank's balance.
3.) Outstanding checks refer to checks that have been:
Multiple Choice
Written, recorded, sent to payees, and received and paid by the bank.
Written and not yet recorded in the company books.
Held as blank checks.
Written by the depositor, subtracted on the depositor’s books, and sent to the payee but not yet turned in for payment at the bank statement date.
Issued by the bank.
4.) At the end of the day, the cash register's record shows $1,262, but the count of cash in the cash register is $1,251. The correct entry to record the cash sales is
Multiple Choice
Debit Cash $1,251; debit Cash Over and Short $11; credit Sales $1,262.
Debit Cash $1,262; credit Sales $1,262.
Debit Cash $1,262; credit Cash Over and Short $1,251; credit Sales $11.
Debit Cash $1,251; Credit Sales $1,251.
Debit Cash Over and Short $11, credit Sales $11.
College Accounting
ISBN: 978-1111528126
11th edition
Authors: Tracie Nobles, Cathy Scott, Douglas McQuaig, Patricia Bille