E7-8 Prepare bank reconciliation and adjusting entries
The following information pertains to Lance Company.
1. Cash balance per bank, July 31, $7,328.
2. July bank service charge not recorded by the depositor $38.
3. Cash balance per books, July 31, $7,364.
4. Deposits in transit, July 31, $2,700.
5. $2,016 collected for Lance Company in July by the bank through electronic funds transfer.
The collection has not been recorded by Lance Company.
6. Outstanding checks, July 31, $686.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation at July 31, 2017.
(b) Journalize the adjusting entries at July 31 on the books of Lance Company.
NOTE: Enter a number in cells requesting a value; enter either a number or a formula in cells with a “?” .
(a)
Cash balance per bank statement Value
Add: Deposits in transit Value
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Less: Outstanding checks Value
Adjusted cash balance per bank ?
Cash balance per books Value
Add: Collection of note receivable Value
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Less: Bank service charge Value
Adjusted cash balance per books ?
(b) July 31 Value
Value
Value
Value
July 31 Value
Value
After you have completed E7-8, consider the following additonal question.
1. Assume that deposit in transit, outstanding checks and cash balance per books changed to
$3,600, $886 and $8,064 respectively. Show the impact of these changes on the bank
reconciliation.