Prepare a bank reconciliation prepare the necessary


Prepare bank reconciliation and related entries. (LO 4) AP

You are given the following information for River Adventures Company:

RIVER ADVENTURES COMPANY

Bank Reconciliation

April 30, 2017

Cash balance per bank

 

$9,009

Add: Deposits in transit

 

846

 

 

9,855

Less: Outstanding cheques

 

 

#526

$1,358

 

#533

279

 

#541

363

 

#555

79

2,079

Adjusted cash balance per bank

 

$7,776

The unadjusted cash balance at May 31 was $1,075. The May bank statement showed the following:

RIVER ADVENTURES COMPANY

Bank Statement

May 31, 2017

 

 

Cheques and Other Debits

 

 

 

Date

Number

Amount

Deposits

Amount

 

Apr. 30

 

 

 

$9,009

 

May 1

526

$1,358

$ 846

8,497

 

2

541

363

 

8,134

 

6

556

223

 

7,911

 

6

557

1,800

1,250

7,361

 

9

 

 

980

8,341

 

12

559

1,650

 

6,691

 

13

 

 

426

7,117

 

13

 

 

1,650

8,767

 

14

561

799

 

7,968

 

16

562

2,045

 

5,923

 

20

 

 

222

6,145

 

21

563

2,487

 

3,658

 

22

564

603

 

3,055

 

23

565

1,033

 

2,022

 

27

 

 

980

3,002

 

28

NSF

440

1,771

4,333

 

31

SC

25

 

4,308

 
       

Additional information from the bank statement:

                  1. The deposit of $1,650 on May 13 is an electronic transfer from a customer in payment of its account. The amount includes $35 of interest, which River Adventures Company had not previously accrued.

                  2. The NSF for $440 is for a $425 cheque from a customer, Ralph King, in payment of his account, plus a $15 processing fee.

                  3. SC represents bank service charges for the month.

                  4. The bank made an error when processing cheque #564. The company also made two errors in the month. All cheques were written to pay accounts payable; all cash receipts were collections of accounts receivable.

The company's recorded cash payments and cash receipts for the month were as follows:

Cash Receipts

Date

Amount

May 5

$1,250

8

980

12

426

18

222

25

890

28

1,771

31

1,286

Total

$6,825

 

Cash Payments

Date

Cheque No.

Amount

May 2

556

$ 223

5

557

1,800

7

558

943

7

559

1,650

8

560

890

12

561

799

15

562

2,045

16

563

2,887

20

564

306

23

565

1,033

30

566

950

Total

 

$13,526

Instructions

(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation.

(b) Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries at May 31.

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