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A company establishes a $2,050 petty cash fund on May 2. On May 30, the fund shows $868 in cash along with receipts for the following expenditures: transportation-in, $160; postage expenses, $589; and miscellaneous expenses, $440. The petty cashier could not account for a $7 overage in the fund. The company uses the perpetual system in accounting for merchandise inventory. Prepare the (1) May 2 entry to establish the fund, (2) May 30 entry to reimburse the fund [Hint: Credit Cash Over and Short for $7 and credit Cash for $1,182], and (3) June 1 entry to increase the fund to $2,400.

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Petty cash $2,050

Cash $2,050

Merchandise inventory $160

Postage Expense $589

Misc. expenses $440

Credit:

Cash over and short $7

Cash

Petty Cash $350

Cash $350

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