The petty cash fund of the Brooks Agency is established at $150. At the end of the current period, the fund contained $28 and had the following receipts: entertainment, $70; postage, $30; and printing, $22. Prepare journal entries to record (a) establishment of the fund and (b) reimbursement of the fund at the end of the current period. Identify the two events from the following that cause a Petty Cash account to be credited in a journal entry.
a. Fund amount is being reduced.
b. Fund amount is being increased.
c. Fund is being eliminated.
d. Fund is being established.

(a) Debit Petty cash account for $150; and Credit Bank for $150.

(b) Debit Petty cash account for $122; and Credit Bank for $122.

The correct options are:

a. Fund amount is being reduced.

c. Fund is being eliminated.

Explanation:

(a) Prepare journal entries to record establishment of the fund.

The journal entry will look as follows:

Details                                      Debit ($)          Credit ($)  

Petty cash account                     150

Bank                                                                        150

(To record petty cash fund establishment.)                    

(b) Prepare journal entries to record reimbursement of the fund at the end of the current period.

Since the fund contained $28 at the end of the current period, we have:

Amount to reimburse = entertainment + postage + printing = $70 + $30 + $22 = $122

The journal entry will now look as follows:

Details                                      Debit ($)          Credit ($)  

Petty cash account                      122

Bank                                                                      122

(To record petty cash fund reimbursement.)                      

c. Identify the two events from the following that cause a Petty Cash account to be credited in a journal entry.

The correct options are:

a. Fund amount is being reduced.

c. Fund is being eliminated.

This is because they both in indicate outflows from the petty cash fund.