There is $246 in the cash till at the year end, but the accountant had discovered that some cash has been stolen. At the beginning of the year there was $738 in the cash till and receivables were $369 . Total sales for the year were $119,450. Receivables at the end of the year were $738. Cheques banked from credited sales were $110,331 and cash sales of $4,813. have been banked.
How much cash was stolen during the year?
Receivables control account
| DEBIT | CREDIT | ||
| OPENING BALANCE | 369 | RECEIPT FROM CREDIT SALES | 110,331 |
| CREDIT SALE | ??? | ||
| CLOSING BALANCE | 738 |
| CREDIT SALES | 110,700 |
| TOTAL SALES | 119,450 |
| CASH SALE | 8,750 |
Cash account
| DEBIT | CREDIT | ||
| OPENING BALANCE | 738 | CASH SALES BANKED IN | 4,813 |
| CASH SALES | 8,750 | ||
| CLOSING BALANCE | 4,676 |
| COMPUTED CLOSING BALANCE | 4,676 |
| ACTUAL CLOSING BALANCE | 246 |
| MISSING CASH | 4,430 |
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