Jenny operates a small trading business.
On 29 February 2024, Jenny received her bank statement, which showed a credit balance of $1367. On that same date, the bank column in her cash book showed an overdraft balance of $1933.
While checking the bank statement against the cash book, she noticed these entries on the bank statement but not in the cash book:
February
26 M Stores, a credit customer, had paid by bank transfer $1900
26 Interest received $358
27 A cheque previously received from C Stores had been dishonoured $1121
28 Bank charges $125
28 A direct debit for electricity had been taken $290
These items were in her cash book, but they did not appear on her bank statement:
February
23 A cheque paid to B Properties $1025
27 A payment by credit transfer to pay for rent and insurance $2300
28 A cheque received from a credit customer Y Traders was paid into the bank $792
After checking further, she found this mistake:
A cheque made payable to D Sports $45 had been entered in the bank column of her cash book. The cheque had actually been drawn from her personal account to pay for her gym membership.
(a)[7]
Revise Jenny’s bank-column cash book. Balance it and carry the balance forward on 1 March 2024.
(b)[5]
Draw up a bank reconciliation statement as at 29 February 2024. Start from Jenny’s bank statement balance.
(c)[2]
State two benefits of preparing a bank reconciliation statement.
(d)[1]
Explain why a bank overdraft appears as a debit balance on a bank statement.
(e)[5]
Advise Jenny whether she should add extra capital to clear her bank overdraft. Support your answer with reasons.
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