**PLEASE HELP (There was an answer for this but it's kinda confusing so please put the answers with these questions, if that makes sense!)**

**In this situation, you are employed by Steven Scoggins, owner of a real estate agency, who started a petty cash fund on July 1 by cashing a check for $100. You are responsible for the fund and are to fill out a petty cash voucher for each payment made. Fill in all the information on the voucher except the signature. Approve the voucher by adding your initials as cashier.

A summary of petty cash transactions for the month is shown below the following petty cash voucher form. Prepare the petty cash voucher for the first payment made from the petty cash fund during July.

PETTY CASH VOUCHER
No.:
Date: _____ 20XX
Pay to:
For:
Approved by:
Payment Received by:
Cashier:
Signature:

SUMMARY OF PETTY CASH TRANSACTIONS
July 10 Paid $20.85 to Mary Miller for the purchase of first-aid supplies.
July 11 Paid $30.40 to Beverly Moss for travel expense.
July 18 Paid $14.50 to Rodeway Freight Company for a delivery charge.
July 25 Paid $25 to the post office for stamps.

Answer the following questions:
1. What was the total amount spent from the petty cash fund for the month?
2. How much money should be in the petty cash box at this time?
3. Mr. Scoggins decides to replenish the fund to bring it back to its original balance of $100.00. He tells you to write the check so that he can cash it at the bank. What should be the amount of the check?
4. How much money should be in the petty cash box after the fund has been replenished?

On September 1, you compare the petty cash book balance of $29.30 with the actual currency in the petty cash box. The box contains the following: 2-$5 bills; 6-$1 bills; 12-half dollars; 8-quarters; 34-dimes; 16-nickels; and 25 pennies.

Complete the following to find the amount of cash shortage/overage:
1. Balance in petty cash book on September 1:
2. Actual amount in petty cash box:
3. Cash short/over (use parentheses to indicate shortage):

Complete the following to show corrected petty cash book balance:
4. Balance in petty cash book on September 1:
5. Cash short/over (add or subtract as appropriate):
6. Corrected balance in petty cash book:

Complete the following form to find the amount to replenish the fund to bring it back to its original balance of $100.00:
7. Original petty cash balance:
8. Deduct corrected balance in petty cash book:
9. Amount to replenish fund: