The term "Imprest system" is used in relation to ____________.

Purchase book

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Sales book

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Cash book

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Petty cash book

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Solution

The correct option is D Petty cash book
Petty cash system is used to pay small day to day expenses on daily basis. A sum of total spent amount is transferred to cash book and expense account for a particular period rather than recording each individual small transaction.
This is also known as imprest account.

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Prepare a Petty Cash Book on the Imprest System from the following:

2017
April 1	Received ₹ 10,000 for Petty Cash.
3	Paid Cartage ₹ 800.
4	Paid Bus Fare ₹ 400; Speed Post ₹ 200.
6	Paid for Stationery ₹ 700.
7	Paid for Courier Services ₹ 300.
9	Paid for Taxi fare ₹ 800; Wages ₹ 300.
10	Paid for Wages ₹ 400; Charity ₹ 500
11	Paid for Newspaper bill ₹ 600.
12	Paid for soap ₹ 320; Speed post charges ₹ 300.
13	Paid for Postage ₹ 780.
14	Paid for Repairs of Chairs ₹ 500.
15	Paid for Refreshment to customers ₹ 900.

2016
April 3	Petty Cash in hand ₹ 420. Received cash to make-up the imprest.
	Bought stamps for ₹ 300.
April 5	Paid for office cleaning ₹ 200 and repairs to furniture ₹ 250.
April 7	Paid bus fare ₹ 440, railway fare ₹ 330, wages ₹ 200.
April 8	Paid for charity ₹ 350
April 9	Bought shorthand note book for office ₹ 250, Carriage on parcels ₹ 280.
April 10	Bought envelopes ₹ 450, served refreshment to customers ₹ 150.
April 12	Paid for conveyance ₹ 300. Wages ₹ 200. Stapler pins ₹ 280.
April 15	Gave tips to office peon ₹ 250.

2017
April 1	Petty cash in hand ₹ 540, Received cash to make-up the imprest.
	Paid for office cleaning ₹ 100.
April 4	Paid railway fare ₹ 320, bus fare ₹ 280, wages ₹ 150.
April 5	Bought shorthand note books for office ₹ 370.
April 7	Paid carriage on parcels ₹ 150, paid for wages ₹ 220.
April 10	Bought stamps for ₹ 300, envelopes for ₹ 450 and an accounts register for ₹ 400.
April 12	Paid for repairs ₹ 200, gave tips to office peon ₹ 150.
April 13	Gave charity ₹ 100, served tea to customers ₹ 250.
April 15	Paid for wages ₹ 160, rewards to servant ₹ 100.

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