What amount would msi report as cash and cash equivalents

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The bank statement for the checking account of Management Systems Inc. (MSI) showed a December 31, 2013, balance of $16,135.87. Information that might be useful in preparing a bank reconciliation is as follows:
a.Outstanding checks were $1,472.50.
b.The December 31, 2013, cash receipts of $650 were not deposited in the bank until January 2, 2014.

c.One check written in payment of rent for $261 was correctly recorded by the bank but was recorded by MSI as a $274 disbursement.

d.In accordance with prior authorization, the bank withdrew $600 directly from the checking account as payment on a mortgage note payable. The interest portion of that payment was $425. MSI has made no entry to record the automatic payment.
e. Bank service charges of $29 were listed on the bank statement.

f.A deposit of $950 was recorded by the bank on December 13, but it did not belong to MSI. The deposit should have been made to the checking account of MIS, Inc.

g.The bank statement included a charge of $50 for an NSF check. The check was returned with the bank statement and the company will seek payment from the customer.
h. MSI maintains a $240 petty cash fund that was appropriately reimbursed at the end of December.

i.According to instructions from MSI on December 30, the bank withdrew $17,500 from the account and purchased U.S. Treasury bills for MSI. MSI recorded the transaction in its books on December 31 when it received notice from the bank. Half of the Treasury bills mature in two months and the other half in six months.

Required:

1.Prepare a bank reconciliation for the MSI checking account at December 31, 2013. You will have to compute the balance per books. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

2.Prepare any necessary adjusting journal entries indicated. (If no entry is required for a particular event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

3.What amount would MSI report as cash and cash equivalents in the current asset section of the December 31, 2013, balance sheet? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Reference no: EM13485190

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