Palmona Co. establishes a $270 petty cash fund on January 1. On January 8, the fund shows $181 in cash along with receipts for the following expenditures: postage, $36; transportation-in, $13; delivery expenses, $15; and miscellaneous expenses, $25. Palmona uses the perpetual system in accounting for merchandise inventory. Prepare journal entry to establish the fund on January 1, reimburse it on January 8, and reimburse the fund and increase it to $320 on January 8, assuming no entry in part 2. (Hint: Make two separate entries for part 3.)

      Journal Entry for establishing a Petty cash fund

Date      Particulars     Debit      Credit

Jan 1      Petty cash A/c     $270  

                    To Cash A/c                  $270

            (Being Petty cash fund established)

Journal Entry for reimbursement of petty cash

Date      Particulars             Debit      Credit

Jan 8     Postage A/c                  $36  

             Transportation A/c        $13  

             Delivery Expense A/c   $15  

             Miscellaneous Exp A/c $25  

                    To Cash A/c                           $89

            (Being reimbursement of petty cash expenses

             incurred from petty cash fund)

Journal entry for Increasing the limit of Petty cash fund

Date      Particulars             Debit      Credit

Jan 8     Petty Cash A/c             $50  

                   To Cash A/c                             $50

        (Being Petty cash fund limit extended to $320 i.e., we have

          to add $50 to existing fund in order to make it $ 320.)

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