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The unadjusted cash account balance for a company at December 31,2009 is $15,926

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Question

The unadjusted cash account balance for a company at December 31,2009 is $15,926. The bank statement showed a balance of $20,700 onthis same date. The following information is available:

Bank Service Charge $ 6
NSF check from customer $ 324
Deposit in transit $ 1,576

In addition, two other items were discovered:
• Check #433 for the purchase of inventory was writtencorrectly and paid by the bank correctly for $463, but was recordedon the books at $643.
• Outstanding checks at the end of November were $3,500;checks written by the company during December were $60,000; checkscleared by the bank during December were $57,000.

What is the true cash balance at December 31, 2009?

Explanation / Answer

Bank Reconciliation Statement as on 31/12/2009 -------------------------------------------------
Bank Balance as per CashBook                                                       $15,926 Less : Bank Service Charges not entered in Cashbook      -   $6 Less : NSF Check From Customer not yetcleared            -   $324 Less : Deposit In Transit not yet effected byBank              -$1,576                                                                                        ---------                                                                                         -$1,906 Add : Outstanding Checks for November Cleared           by bankinDecember,2009                                   +$3,500 Add : Checks Issued but not yet cleared bybank           +$3,000                          (60,000 - 57,000) Add : Over recorded purchase ofInventory                       +$180            (643- 463)                                                       ---------      $4,774                                                                                                         --------            EffectiveCashBalance                                                         $20,700                                                                                                        ======