Consider the following events: A petty cash fund of $200 was established on April 1, Year 1. Employees were reimbursed when they presented petty cash vouchers to the petty cash custodian. On April 30, Year 1, the petty cash fund contained vouchers totaling $196.50 plus $2.20 of currency. Required Answer the following questions: a. How did the establishment of the petty cash fund affect (increase, decrease, or have no effect on) total assets? Increase Decrease No effect

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26 August, 11:28

Consider the following events: A petty cash fund of $200 was established on April 1, Year 1. Employees were reimbursed when they presented petty cash vouchers to the petty cash custodian. On April 30, Year 1, the petty cash fund contained vouchers totaling $196.50 plus $2.20 of currency. Required Answer the following questions: a. How did the establishment of the petty cash fund affect (increase, decrease, or have no effect on) total assets? Increase Decrease No effect

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No effect

Explanation:

As with opening of petty cash fund, there is an exchange in the form of asset.

The free cash is now divided in two parts, cash and petty cash.

Both are assets and the closing balance of cash in balance sheet is aggregate of free cash and petty cash.

Therefore, there is no impact in the total assets as now free cash is petty cash which is later added to free cash.