Bank reconciliation and internal control The records of Parker Company indicate a July 31, 2016 cash balance of $10,400, which includes undeposited receipts for July 30 and 31. The cash balance on the bank statement as of July 31 is $10,575. This balance includes a note of $2,250 plus $150 interest collected by the bank but not recorded in the journal. Checks outstanding on July 31 were as follows: No. 2670, $1,050; No. 3679, $675; No. 3690, $1,650; No. 5148, $225; No.

5149, $750; and No. 5151, $800.

On July 25, the cashier resigned, effective at the end of the month. Before leaving on July 31, the cashier prepared the following bank reconciliation:

Cash balance per books, July 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,400 Add outstanding checks:

No. 5148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225 5149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 5151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 1,675

$12,075 Less undeposited receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 Cash balance per bank, July 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,575 Deduct unrecorded note with interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,400 True cash, July 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,175 Subsequently, the Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of Parker Company discovered that the cashier had stolen an unknown amount of undeposited receipts, leaving only $1,500 to be deposited on July 31. The CEO, a close family friend, has asked your help in determining the amount that the former cashier has stolen.
1. Determine the amount the cashier stole from Parker Company. Show your computations in good form.
2. How did the cashier attempt to conceal the theft?
3.

a. Identify two major weaknesses in internal controls that allowed the cashier to steal the undeposited cash receipts.

b. Recommend improvements in internal controls so that similar types of thefts of undeposited cash receipts can be prevented.