If a Bank Is Presented with Four Different Checks on the Same

question 39

Multiple Choice

If a bank is presented with four different checks on the same day,at the same time,and the total sum of the four checks exceeds the amount of money on deposit,then the bank:

• A)must honor all four checks thereby creating an overdraft situation which the bank can collect with the next deposit or by going directly to the customer.
• B)must dishonor all four checks because if the bank honors one check, it must honor all four checks.
• C)must honor the first check to be presented even if it was only seconds before the next three are presented.
• D)has free rein in choosing which checks to pay and which checks to bounce, if the bank chooses not to create an overdraft.

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Definitions:

Intra-Entity Debt Transactions

Financial obligations or loans between entities within the same corporate group, not necessarily evidenced in consolidated financial statements until settled externally.

Amortization Process

The systematic reduction of a loan or the spreading out of capital expenses over a fixed period of time.

Investment Account

An account holding securities, cash, and other assets managed by an investment dealer or manager for the benefit of the investor.

Variable Interests

Interests in an entity that change based on changes in the entity's net asset value, income, or cash flows.