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Shelton Gallery had the following petty cash transactions in February of the current year....

Shelton Gallery had the following petty cash transactions in February of the current year.

Feb.

2

Wrote a $300 check, cashed it, and gave the proceeds and the petty cashbox to Bo Brown, the petty cashier.

 

5

Purchased bond paper for the copier for $10.13 that is immediately used.

 

9

Paid $22.50 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point. Shelton uses the perpetual system to account for merchandise inventory.

 

12

Paid $9.95 postage to express mail a contract to a client.

 

14

Reimbursed Alli Buck, the manager, $58 for business mileage on her car.

 

20

Purchased stationery for $77.76 that is immediately used.

 

23

Paid a courier $18 to deliver merchandise sold to a customer, terms FOB destination.

 

25

Paid $15.10 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point.

 

27

Paid $64 for postage expenses.

 

28

The fund had $21.23 remaining in the petty cash box. Sorted the petty cash receipts by accounts affected and exchanged them for a check to reimburse the fund for expenditures.

 

28

The petty cash fund amount is increased by $100 to a total of $400.

Required

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


2. Prepare a petty cash payments report for February 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 expenditures 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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