On August 1, 20X1, Sofia Marciano, the accountant for European Exports, downloaded the company's July 31, 20X1, bank statement from the bank's website. The balance shown on the bank statement was $28,730. The July 31, 20X1, balance in the Cash account in the general ledger was $14,325. Sofia noted the following differences between the bank's records and the company's Cash account in the general ledger: a. An electronic funds transfer for $14,100 from Mannheim Equipment, a customer located in Germany, was received by the bank on July 31. b. Check 1422 was correctly written and recorded for $1,200. The bank mistakenly paid the check for $1,220. c. The accounting records indicate that Check 1425 was issued for $66 to make a purchase of supplies. However, examination of the check online showed that the actual amount of the check was for $96. d. A deposit of $770 made after banking hours on July 31 did not appear on the July 31 bank statement. e. The following checks were outstanding: Check 1429 for $1,246 and Check 1430 for $138. f. An automatic debit of $259 on July 31 from CentralComm for telephone service appeared on the bank statement but had not been recorded in the company's accounting records. Required: 1. Prepare a bank reconciliation for the firm as of July 31. 2. Record general journal entries for the items on the bank reconciliation that must be journalized. Analyze: What was the effect on total expenses as a result of the general journal entries recorded?

On August 1,20X1, Sofia Marciano, the occountont for European Exports, downlooded the company's July 31, 20X1, bank statement from the bank's website. The balance shown on the bank statement was $28,730. The luly 31, 20X1, balance in the Cash account in the general ledger was $14,325. Sofia noted the following differences between the bank's records and the company's Cash account in the general ledger: a. An electronic funds transfor for $14,100 from Mannheim Equipment, o customer located in Germany, was received by the bank on July 31. b. Check 1422 was correctly written and recorded for $1,200. The bank mistakenly paid the check for $1,220. c. The occounting records indicate that Check 1425 was issued for $66 to make a purchase of supplies. However, examination of the check online showed that the octuat amount of the check was for $96. d. A deposit of $770 made after banking hours on July 31 did not appear on the July 31 bank statement. e. The following checks were outstanding Check 1429 for $1,246 and Check 1430 for $138. f. An automatic debit of $259 on July 31 from CentralComm for telephone service appeared on the bank statement but had not been recorded in the company's accounting records. Required: 1. Prepore a bank reconciliation for the firm as of July 31 . 2. Record general journal entries for the items on the bank reconciliation that must befjournalized. Analyze: What was the effect on total expenses as a result of the general joumal entries recorded