For Each of the Following, Explain Whether the Issue Would

question 111

Essay

For each of the following, explain whether the issue would require you to prepare a journal entry for your company, assuming any original entry is correct. If an entry is required, please include it as part of your answer.
(1) The bank recorded your deposit as $91 rather than the actual amount of $191.
(2) Two outstanding checks amounted to $450.
(3) Company check number 538 for postage was recorded incorrectly by the company bookkeeper as $50 instead of $59.
(4) The bank paid a check for $500 after the company had issued a stop payment and voided the check.
(5) An EFT deposit was made by one of the company's customers, Atlas Design, for merchandise received. The sale had previously been recorded when shipped and was equal to the payment amount of $125.

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Definitions:

Compounded Monthly

Interest calculated on the initial principal and previously earned interest, recalculated every month.

Car Loan

A financial agreement in which a borrower receives money to purchase a car and agrees to repay the lender over time, typically with interest.

Total Interest

The sum of all interest payments made over the life of a loan or investment.

Compounded Quarterly

The process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods on a quarterly basis.