Your audit senior instructed you to prepare a four-column proof of cash receipts and disbursements for the month of December 2021.   The bank reconciliation prepared by Alimall Company at November 30 is reproduced below : Unadjusted bank balance     P             96,800 Unadjusted book balance   P             58,640 Add: Deposit in         transit                   18,000 Add : CM-Note          collected                  40,320 Total               114,800 Total P             98,960 Less: Outstanding          checks :     Less : DM bank          charges                      160 No. 276 P            2,400             282               7,200             284               4,800             285               1,600               16,000     Adjusted Balance   P           98,800 Adjusted balance P            98,800   The December bank statement which has a beginning balance of P 96,800 is reproduced below: May Bank     Account Name : Alimall Company     Date Debits Credits December 1   P 18,000 December 2 P    7,200    40,000 December 4     24,000   December 6      48,000 December 8    400,000 CM83 December 10     40,000 DM97   December 11      56,000 December 16     20,000   December 18      64,000 December 21      72,400 December 28     36,000    80,000 December 31       4,000 DM98    64,000 CM84 Totals P  131,200 P 842,400   DM97 : Customer’s DAIF check DM98 : Service charges CM83 : Note collected by the bank CM84 : Account collected by the bank   The company’s cash receipts and cash disbursements journals for the month of December 2021 are provided below: CASH  RECEIPTS JOURNAL     CASH DISBURSEMENTS JOURNAL     DATE OR No. Amount DATE Check No. Amount Dec 1 415 P       40,000 Dec 1 286 P       16,000 Dec 5 416         48,000 Dec 3 287          24,000 Dec 10 417         56,000 Dec 10 288          32,000 Dec 17 418         64,000 Dec 14 289          20,000 Dec 20 419         72,000 Dec 20 290          28,000 Dec 27 420         80,000 Dec 23 291          36,000 Dec 31 421         88,800 Dec 26 292          40,000       Dec 28 293          44,000       Dec 31 294          48,000 Total   P    440,800 Total   P    304,000 The company’s Cash in Bank ledger appears below:   CASH IN BANK             Balance P         58,640 12/31/21 CDJ P       304,000 12/01/21 GJ            40,320       12/10/21 GJ (CM83)          400,000       12/31/21 CRJ          440,800       Based on the application of the necessary audit procedures and appreciation of the given information, you are to provide the answers to the following : How much is the cash shortage as of December 31, 2021? A. P 0 B. P 15,840 C. P 23,840 D. P 24,240

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Your audit senior instructed you to prepare a four-column proof of cash receipts and disbursements for the month of December 2021.

  The bank reconciliation prepared by Alimall Company at November 30 is reproduced below :

Unadjusted bank balance

 

 

P             96,800

Unadjusted book balance

 

P             58,640

Add: Deposit in

        transit

 

 

              18,000

Add : CM-Note

         collected

 

               40,320

Total

 

            114,800

Total

P             98,960

Less: Outstanding

         checks :

 

 

Less : DM bank

         charges

 

                   160

No. 276

P            2,400

 

 

 

      282

              7,200

 

 

 

      284

              4,800

 

 

 

      285

              1,600

              16,000

 

 

Adjusted Balance

 

P           98,800

Adjusted balance

P            98,800

 

The December bank statement which has a beginning balance of P 96,800 is reproduced below:

May Bank

 

 

Account Name : Alimall Company

 

 

Date

Debits

Credits

December 1

 

P 18,000

December 2

P    7,200

   40,000

December 4

    24,000

 

December 6

 

   48,000

December 8

 

 400,000 CM83

December 10

    40,000 DM97

 

December 11

 

   56,000

December 16

    20,000

 

December 18

 

   64,000

December 21

 

   72,400

December 28

    36,000

   80,000

December 31

      4,000 DM98

   64,000 CM84

Totals

P  131,200

P 842,400

 

DM97 : Customer’s DAIF check

DM98 : Service charges

CM83 : Note collected by the bank

CM84 : Account collected by the bank

 

The company’s cash receipts and cash disbursements journals for the month of December 2021 are provided below:

CASH  RECEIPTS JOURNAL

 

 

CASH DISBURSEMENTS JOURNAL

 

 

DATE

OR No.

Amount

DATE

Check No.

Amount

Dec 1

415

P       40,000

Dec 1

286

P       16,000

Dec 5

416

        48,000

Dec 3

287

         24,000

Dec 10

417

        56,000

Dec 10

288

         32,000

Dec 17

418

        64,000

Dec 14

289

         20,000

Dec 20

419

        72,000

Dec 20

290

         28,000

Dec 27

420

        80,000

Dec 23

291

         36,000

Dec 31

421

        88,800

Dec 26

292

         40,000

 

 

 

Dec 28

293

         44,000

 

 

 

Dec 31

294

         48,000

Total

 

P    440,800

Total

 

P    304,000

The company’s Cash in Bank ledger appears below:

 

CASH IN BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

P         58,640

12/31/21

CDJ

P       304,000

12/01/21

GJ

           40,320

 

 

 

12/10/21

GJ (CM83)

         400,000

 

 

 

12/31/21

CRJ

         440,800

 

 

 

Based on the application of the necessary audit procedures and appreciation of the given information, you are to provide the answers to the following :

How much is the cash shortage as of December 31, 2021?

A. P 0

B. P 15,840

C. P 23,840

D. P 24,240

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