At the End of the Day, the Cash Register's Record $$\begin{array} { | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Cash } & 1,245 & \\\hline \text { Sales } & & 1,245 \\\hline\end{array}$$

question 164

Multiple Choice

At the end of the day, the cash register's record shows $1,250, but the count of cash in the cash register is $1,245. The correct entry to record the cash sales for the day is:

• A) \[\begin{array} { | c | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Cash } & 1,245 & \\
• \hline \text { Sales } & & 1,245 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• B) \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Cash } & 1,245 & \\
• \hline \text { Cash Over ardd Short } & 5 & \\
• \hline \text { Sales } & & 1,250 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• C) \[\begin{array} { | c | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Cash } & 1,250 & \\
• \hline \text { Sales } & & 1,250 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• D) \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Cash } & 1,250 & \\
• \hline \text { Sales } & & 1,245 \\
• \hline \text { Cash Over ard Short } & & 5 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• E) \(\begin{array}{|c|r|r|}
• \hline \text { Cash over and short } & 5 & \\
• \hline \text { Sales } & & 5 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\)

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