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Mena Company had the following account balances at December 31, year 2:

Cash in banks                       $2,250,000

Cash on hand                            125,000

                                    Cash legally restricted for additions

                                  to plant (expected to be disbursed in

year3)                1,600,000

Cash in banks includes $600,000 of compensating balances

against short-term borrowing arrangements. The compensating

balances are not legally restricted as to withdrawal by

Mena . In the current assets section of Mena’s December31, year

2 balance sheet, total cash should be reported at

a. $1,775,000

b. $2,250,000

c. $2,375,000

d. $3,975,000

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Date Posted: 2015/03/01
Mir Mujtaba Ali
by Mir Mujtaba Ali , Internal Audit Manager , Confidential

c. $2,375,000<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>

Ramesh Potharla
by Ramesh Potharla , CHIEF ACCOUNTANT , AL MUQADIMAH TRADING LLC

Answer C is correct, Total Cash will be shown as Current Assets, where as the outstanding for Bank Borrowings can be shown in Current Liabilities side.

 

 

 

Ashish Premi
by Ashish Premi , Sr. Manager - Finance , Nitor Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

c. $2,375,000...........................................

sudheer abbas
by sudheer abbas , Senior Accountant , SWCC Projects

appropriate ans is $2,375,000

Ahmed Abdi Mahad
by Ahmed Abdi Mahad , Director of Internal Auditing Directorate , Jigjiga University

As you may understand the basic accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Capital So, since the information from the given data doesn't state that the $600,000 short term borrowings is repaid, then there is no reason to deduct this amount from ending cash balance and you cannot also day duct it from the current liabilities as there is payment effected to the specific creditor from whom the amount was borrowed. This means this $600,000 must reported as a current liability. Thus, choice C, $2,375,000 is the answer for your question.

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

Answer C is the correct answer

Khurram Shaukat Memon
by Khurram Shaukat Memon , Academic Research Writer , Freelance Academic Research Writer

Option A because Rs.600,000 are still payable, even though not  legally restricted and so should be shown as current liabilities.

Md Abdul Rahim Khan
by Md Abdul Rahim Khan , AGM Finance , Joy Group

December31 year2 mena's total Current balance should be7,75,000

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