Question

Waupaca Company establishes a $410 petty cash fund on September 9. On September 30, the fund shows $134 in cash along with receipts for the following expenditures: transportation-in, $60; postage expenses, $70; and miscellaneous expenses, $135. The petty cashier could not account for a $11 shortage in the fund. The company uses the perpetual system in accounting for merchandise inventory. Prepare (1) the September 9 entry to establish the fund, (2) the September 30 entry to reimburse the fund, and (3) an October 1 entry to increase the fund to $485.

Answer 1

The Journal entries are as follows:

(1) On September 9,

Petty cash A/c Dr. $410

To cash $410

( To establish $410 petty cash fund)

(2) On September 30,

Printing expenses A/c Dr. $60

Postage expenses A/c Dr. $70

Miscellaneous expenses A/c Dr. $135

Cash over and short A/c Dr. $11

To cash A/c $276

(To reimburse petty cash fund)

(3) On October 1,

Petty cash A/c Dr. $75

To cash A/c $75

(To increase the petty cash fund to $485)