1. Mastery Problem: Internal Control and Cash

   Murdstone, Inc.,

   Youve just been hired as an accountant at Murdstone, Inc., a retailer of supplies for arts and crafts. Since the previous accountant left his position suddenly, the controller of Murdstone, Inc. has asked for your assistance in filling in some missing data for the companys January accounting records. Youll also be responsible for training the companys new accounting intern.

   Cash Short and Over

   The controller has completed the T accounts for the cash and sales accounts as of January 30, but needs to attend an important conference in another city. She has requested that you prepare the T account for the cash short and over account as of January 30 also. You are told that the balance of the account is zero as of the beginning of January, and that all the companys sales are in cash. To simplify, this problem assumes that a company has only one bank account, which is identified in the Ledger as Cash.

   Review the following T accounts, and then scroll down to complete the cash short and over T account and answer the associated question that follows it.

   Cash
   Balance 1/1	5,500	1/2 Establish Petty Cash	500
   1/5	2,750
   1/12	6,230
   1/23	3,270
   1/30	4,450
   Balance	21,700

   Sales
   		Balance 1/1	0
   		1/5	2,755
   		1/12	6,200
   		1/23	3,320
   		1/30	4,410
   		Balance	16,685

   Review the preceding T accounts, and then complete the cash short and over T account and associated question that follows it.

   Cash Short and Over
   Balance 1/1	0	1/21/51/121/23	fill in the blank 1aa9dc071048fec_2
   1/2 1/5 1/12 1/30	fill in the blank 1aa9dc071048fec_4	1/21/51/231/30	fill in the blank 1aa9dc071048fec_6
   1/2 1/12 1/23 1/30	fill in the blank 1aa9dc071048fec_8
   		Balance	fill in the blank 1aa9dc071048fec_9

   What will happen to the ending balance in the cash short and over account at the end of the accounting period?

   The discrepancy must be reported on the company website.It will be added to the Other Income section of the income statement.The discrepancy must be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission.It will be a miscellaneous expense on the income statement.

   Petty Cash

   Murdstone, Inc. issued a check on January 2 to establish a petty cash fund of $500. On January 31, the amount of cash in the petty cash fund is $439. The company would like to issue a check to replenish the fund, based on the following summary of petty cash receipts:

   Account	Amount on Receipt
   Office Supplies		$30
   Miscellaneous Administrative Expense		23

   The companys policy is to record any missing funds in the cash short and over account.

   The new intern has prepared a proposed journal entry to record the replenishing of the petty cash fund:

   Date		Description	Debit			Credit
   Jan. 31		Petty Cash		53
   		Cash					53

   Prepare for your discussion with the intern by journalizing the correct entry for the replenishment of the petty cash fund. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

   Jan. 31	Accounts ReceivableCashInventoryOffice SuppliesOffice Equipment	- Select -	- Select -
   	Accounts ReceivableCashMiscellaneous Administrative ExpenseOffice Supplies ExpenseStore Supplies Expense	- Select -	- Select -
   	Accounts PayableAccounts ReceivableCashCash Short and OverInventory	- Select -	- Select -
   	Accounts ReceivableCashCash Short and OverMiscellaneous Administrative ExpenseOffice Supplies	- Select -	- Select -

   Bank Reconciliation

   The companys accounting intern has prepared the end-of-January bank reconciliation from the bank statement, and is worried because the adjusted balance amounts do not agree. After reviewing the bank reconciliation, scroll down for the next steps in helping the intern.

   Murdstone, Inc. Bank Reconciliation January 31, 20Y5
   Cash balance according to bank statement				$23,557.98
   Adjustments:
   Add: Deposit in transit on January 31				12,125.25
   Deduct: Outstanding Check No. 124		$(62.00)
   Outstanding Check No. 125		(42.00)
   Outstanding Check No. 129		(1,250.00)
   Total deductions				(1,354.00)
   Adjusted balance				$34,329.23
   Cash balance according to Murdstone, Inc.				$51,596.88
   Adjustments:
   Add: Note and interest collected by bank				15,250.75
   Deduct: Check returned because of insufficient funds		$(23,475.40)
   Bank service charge		(250.00)
   Error in recording Check No. 123		(9,000.00)
   Total deductions				(32,725.40)
   Adjusted balance				$34,122.23

   You assist the intern to check source documents, and find that most of the dollar amounts are correct; however, two dollar amounts are incorrect. After reviewing the following table, scroll down for the next steps in helping the intern.

   Item	Correct in Intern's Reconciliation?			If "No," Corrected Amount
   Cash balance according to bank statement		Yes
   Deposit in transit on January 31		Yes
   Outstanding Check No. 124		Yes
   Outstanding Check No. 125		No			$24.00
   Outstanding Check No. 129		Yes
   Cash balance according to Murdstone, Inc.		Yes
   Check returned because of insufficient funds		Yes
   Note and interest collected by bank		Yes
   Bank service charge		No			$25.00
   Murdstone error in recording Check No. 123 as $12,435.00 rather than the correct amount of $21,435.00		Yes

   After asking the intern to search for other errors by comparing her reconciliation to prior bank reconciliations prepared by the former accountant, you work together to compute the corrected adjusted balance. Round your answer to two decimal places.

   Corrected adjusted balance amount: $fill in the blank c98ed304dfd505d_1