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Chavez Company most recently reconciled its bank statement and book balances of cash on August 31 and it reported two checks outstanding, No. 5888 for
Chavez Company most recently reconciled its bank statement and book balances of cash on August 31 and it reported two checks outstanding, No. 5888 for $1,069 and No. 5893 for $511. Check No. 5893 was still outstanding as of September 30. The following information is available for its September 30 reconciliation. From the September 30 Bank Statement
PREVIOUS BALANCE | TOTAL CHECKS AND DEBITS | TOTAL DEPOSITS AND CREDITS | CURRENT BALANCE |
19,500 | 9,925 | 11,874 | 21,449 |
CHECKS AND DEBITS | DEPOSITS AND CREDITS | ||||||
Date | No. | Amount | Date | Amount | |||
09/03 | 5888 | 1,069 | 09/05 | 1,131 | |||
09/04 | 5902 | 768 | 09/12 | 2,256 | |||
09/07 | 5901 | 1,891 | 09/21 | 4,496 | |||
09/17 | 678 | NSF | 09/25 | 2,313 | |||
09/20 | 5905 | 967 | 09/30 | 18 | IN | ||
09/22 | 5903 | 402 | 09/30 | 1,660 | CM | ||
09/22 | 5904 | 2,073 | |||||
09/28 | 5907 | 227 | |||||
09/29 | 5909 | 1,850 | |||||
From Chavez Companys Accounting Records
Cash Receipts Deposited | ||||
Date | Cash Debit | |||
Sept. | 5 | 1,131 | ||
12 | 2,256 | |||
21 | 4,496 | |||
25 | 2,313 | |||
30 | 1,762 | |||
11,958 | ||||
Cash Payments | ||||
Check No. | Cash Credit | |||
5901 | 1,891 | |||
5902 | 768 | |||
5903 | 402 | |||
5904 | 2,035 | |||
5905 | 967 | |||
5906 | 1,002 | |||
5907 | 227 | |||
5908 | 376 | |||
5909 | 1,850 | |||
9,518 | ||||
Cash | Acct. No. 101 | ||||
Date | Explanation | PR | Debit | Credit | Balance |
Aug. 31 | Balance | 17,920 | |||
Sept. 30 | Total receipts | R12 | 11,958 | 29,878 | |
30 | Total payments | D23 | 9,518 | 20,360 | |
Additional Information
- (a) Check No. 5904 is correctly drawn for $2,073 to pay for computer equipment; however, the recordkeeper misread the amount and entered it in the accounting records with a debit to Computer Equipment and a credit to Cash of $2,035.
- (b) The NSF check shown in the statement was originally received from a customer, S. Nilson, in payment of her account. Its return has not yet been recorded by the company.
- (c) The credit memorandum (CM) is from the collection of a $1,660 note for Chavez Company by the bank. The collection is not yet recorded.
1. Prepare the September 30 bank reconciliation for this company.
2. Prepare journal entries to adjust the book balance of cash to the reconciled balance.
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