Question

Spencer Co. decides to establish a petty cash fund with a beginning balance of $200. The company decides that any purchase under $25 can be processed through petty cash instead of the voucher system. The journal entry to record establishing the account is ___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Debit Petty cash $200 and credit cash $200

Explanation:

Accountants evaluate business activities and put them in record using journal entries such as debit-credit rules as a guide. Normally, an accountant will use specific journals for numerous journal entries of the same type – like sales journals, cash journals and purchases journals. Businesses which are large usually use specialized journals, while businesses which are smaller tend to only use a general journal that has all transactions. Recording journal entries is only the first step in the accounting.