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Aragon Company has just received the August 31, 2012, bank statement, which is summarized
below.
Deposits in transit at August 31 are $3,800, and checks outstanding at August 31 total $1,550.
Cash on hand at August 31 is $310. The bookkeeper improperly entered one check in the books
at $146.50 which was written for $164.50 for supplies (expense); it cleared the bank during the
month of August.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation dated August 31, 2012, proceeding to a correct balance.
(b) Prepare any entries necessary to make the books correct and complete.
(c) What amount of cash should be reported in the August 31 balance sheet?
A:
Supplies Expense.......................................................................... 18
Cash.................................................................................... 18
(To record error in recording check
for supplies)