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RPM Music Center had the following petty cash transactions in March of the current year.Ma...

RPM Music Center had the following petty cash transactions in March of the current year.

March.

5

Wrote a $200 check, cashed it, and gave the proceeds and the petty cashbox to Liz Buck, the petty cashier.

 

6

Paid $14.50 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point. RPM uses the perpetual system to account for merchandise inventory.

 

11

Paid $8.75 delivery charges on merchandise sold to a customer, terms FOB destination.

 

12

Purchased file folders for $12.13 that are immediately used.

 

14

Reimbursed Will Nelson, the manager, $9.65 for office supplies purchased and used.

 

18

Purchased printer paper for $22.54 that is immediately used.

 

27

Paid $47.10 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point.

 

28

Paid postage expenses of $16

 

30

Reimbursed Nelson $58.80 for business car mileage.

 

31

Cash of $11.53 remained in the fund. Sorted the petty cash receipts by accounts affected and exchanged them for a check to reimburse the fund for expenditures.

 

31

The petty cash fund amount is increased by $50 to a total of $250.

Required

1. Prepare the journal entry to establish the petty cash fund.


2. Prepare a petty cash payments report for March with these categories: delivery expense, mileage expense, postage expense, merchandise inventory (for transportation-in), and office supplies expense. Sort the payments into the appropriate categories and total the expenses in each category.


3. Prepare the journal entries for part 2 to both (a) reimburse and (b) increase the fund amount.

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