BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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P 560, 000
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P 544, 000
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P 509, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are Cash Equivalents? Cash includes legal tender, bills, coins, checks received but not deposited, and checking and savings accounts. Cash equivalents are any short-term investment securities with maturity periods of 90 days or less.
Detailed explanation-2: -Petty cash appears within the current assets section of the balance sheet. This is because line items in the balance sheet are sorted in their order of liquidity. Since petty cash is highly liquid, it appears near the top of the balance sheet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Petty cash refers specifically to money-literally, coins and bills-that a company keeps on hand for small outlays, usually because using cash is easier than using a check or credit card. Cash on hand is any accessible cash the business or liquid funds have.