Question: Exercise 7-1 The controller for Clint Bridgeport Co. is attempting to determine the amount of cash to be reported on its December 31, 2017, balance
Exercise 7-1
The controller for Clint Bridgeport Co. is attempting to determine the amount of cash to be reported on its December 31, 2017, balance sheet. The following information is provided.
| 1. | Commercial savings account of $624,900 and a commercial checking account balance of $804,600 are held at First National Bank of Yojimbo. | |
| 2. | Money market fund account held at Volonte Co. (a mutual fund organization) permits Bridgeport to write checks on this balance, $5,327,800. | |
| 3. | Travel advances of $196,600 for executive travel for the first quarter of next year (employee to reimburse through salary reduction). | |
| 4. | A separate cash fund in the amount of $1,504,000 is restricted for the retirement of long-term debt. | |
| 5. | Petty cash fund of $1,770. | |
| 6. | An I.O.U. from Marianne Koch, a company customer, in the amount of $165,300. | |
| 7. | A bank overdraft of $115,100 has occurred at one of the banks the company uses to deposit its cash receipts. At the present time, the company has no deposits at this bank. | |
| 8. | The company has two certificates of deposit, each totaling $567,900. These CDs have a maturity of 120 days. | |
| 9. | Bridgeport has received a check that is dated January 12, 2018, in the amount of $124,460. | |
| 10. | Bridgeport has agreed to maintain a cash balance of $529,700 at all times at First National Bank of Yojimbo to ensure future credit availability. | |
| 11. | Bridgeport has purchased $1,909,300 of commercial paper of Sergio Leone Co. which is due in 60 days. | |
| 12. | Currency and coin on hand amounted to $6,978. |
(a) Compute the amount of cash and cash equivalents to be reported on Bridgeport Co.s balance sheet at December 31, 2017.
| The amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents reported on December 31, 2017_________________ |
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