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22 April, 05:58

Meng Co. maintains a $300 petty cash fund. On January 31, the fund is replenished. The accumulated receipts on that date represent $80 for office supplies, $160 for merchandise inventory, and $20 for miscellaneous expenses. There is a cash shortage of $8.

Based on this information, the amount of cash in the fund before the replenishment is:

a) $300. b) $260. c) $40. d) $48. e) $32.

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  1. 22 April, 06:31
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    Answer: The correct answer is e) $32.

    Explanation:

    Petty cash fund. $300

    Office supplies. (80)

    Merchandise inventory. (160)

    Miscellaneous expenses. (20)

    Cash shortage. (8)

    Balance in petty cash. $32

    In terms of accounting entries,

    Debit Office supplies. $80

    Debit Merchandise inventory. $160

    Debit Miscellaneous expenses. $20

    Debit Cash shortage. $8

    Credit Petty cash refund. $268

    In the above entries, $268 would be refunded to petty cash fund to reinstate it to $300.
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