Wednesday, 14 October 2015

The bank portion of the bank reconciliation for Langer Company at November 30, 2015, was as follows.

The bank portion of the bank reconciliation for Langer Company at November 30, 2015, was as follows.

LANGER COMPANY
Bank Reconciliation
November 30, 2015
Cash balance per bank
$14,678.79
Add: Deposits in transit
2,530.20
Less: Outstanding checks
17,208.99
Check Number
Check Amount
3451
$ 2,260.40
3470
720.10
3471
844.50
3472
1,426.80
3474
1,053.36
6,305.16
Adjusted cash balance per bank
$10,903.83

The adjusted cash balance per bank agreed with the cash balance per books at November 30.

The December bank statement showed the following checks and deposits.


Bank Statement
Checks
Deposits
Date
Number
Amount
Date
Amount
12-13451$2,260.4012-1$ 2,530.20
12-23471844.5012-41,211.60
12-734721,426.8012-82,365.10
12-434751,640.7012-162,672.70
12-834761,300.0012-212,945.00
12-1034772,130.0012-262,567.30
12-1534793,080.0012-292,836.00
12-273480600.0012-30
1,025.00
12-303482475.50Total
$18,152.90
12-2934831,140.00
12-313485
530.80
Total
$15,428.70

The cash records per books for December showed the following.

Cash Payments Journal
Cash Receipts Journal
Date
Number
Amount
Date
Number
Amount
Date
Amount
12-13475$1,640.7012-203482$475.50 12-3$ 1,211.60
12-234761,300.0012-2234831,140.00 12-72,365.10
12-234772,130.0012-233484794.64 12-152,672.70
12-43478621.3012-243485
350.80
12-202,954.00
12-834793,080.0012-303486
889.50
12-252,567.30
12-103480600.00Total
$13,829.84
12-282,836.00
12-173481807.40 12-301,025.00
12-31
1,690.40
Total
$17,322.10

The bank statement contained two memoranda:

1.A credit of $5,331.47 for the collection of a $5,186.47 note for Langer Company plus interest of $160.00 and less a collection fee of $15.00. Langer Company has not accrued any interest on the note.
2.A debit of $576.16 for an NSF check written by L. Rees, a customer. At December 31, the check had not been redeposited in the bank.

At December 31, the cash balance per books was $14,396.09, and the cash balance per the bank statement was $22,158.30. The bank did not make any errors, but two errors were made by Langer Company.

Using the four steps in the reconciliation procedure, prepare a bank reconciliation at December 31.
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Prepare the adjusting entries based on the reconciliation. (Hint: The correction of any errors pertaining to recording checks should be made to Accounts Payable. The correction of any errors relating to recording cash receipts should be made to Accounts Receivable.)

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11 comments:

  1. Where do you get 180 for error in recording check?

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    2. Check 3485: 530.80-350.80 = 180

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    1. can you please help me in understanding this question?
      after 3 days i have exams and i am not getting this question

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  3. Thank you! but how did you get error in deposit 9 tho?

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  4. how do you get the error in deposit total of 9?

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    1. 12-21 :2,954.00
      12-20: 2,945.00
      ---------------- (-)
      9

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  5. Does it matter if you do outstanding checks in ascending or descending order?

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  6. How do you get deposit in transit , des 31?

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