Problem 6-3A Establishing, reimbursing, and increasing petty cash LO P2

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

Feb.		2		Wrote a $360 check, cashed it, and gave the proceeds and the petty cashbox to Chloe Addison, the petty cashier.
		5		Purchased bond paper for the copier for $15.55 that is immediately used.
		9		Paid $32.50 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point. Nakashima uses the perpetual system to account for merchandise inventory.
		12		Paid $8.15 postage to express mail a contract to a client.
		14		Reimbursed Adina Sharon, the manager, $71 for business mileage on her car.
		20		Purchased stationery for $68.77 that is immediately used.
		23		Paid a courier $21 to deliver merchandise sold to a customer, terms FOB destination.
		25		Paid $11.50 COD shipping charges on merchandise purchased for resale, terms FOB shipping point.
		27		Paid $55 for postage expenses.
		28		The fund had $22.38 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 $40 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 required 2 to both (a) reimburse and (b) increase the fund amount.