Workbook Answers Marshall Cavendish [patched] — Poa

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1. Do your own adjustments: Start with $500 credit balance. Subtract bank charges ($50) → New balance $450 credit.
2. Then build reconciliation: Balance per bank statement ($200 overdraft) + unpresented checks ($400) – lodgements not credited ($300) = $300? That doesn’t match your $450. Now you know you made an error.
3. Check the answer key’s workings. You realize: You forgot that an overdraft on the statement ($200) means you add unpresented checks and subtract unpresented lodgements. But you also missed that the bank charges should have been debited in cash book, reducing credit balance.
4. Recalculate: $500 – $50 = $450 credit (correct). Statement: ($200 overdraft) + $400 – $300 = ($100)? Still wrong. Then you see the key’s note: "Lodgements not credited reduce the overdraft." The correct formula: Overdraft per bank ($200) + unpresented checks ($400) – lodgements not credited ($300) = $300 overdraft… wait, that still doesn’t match $450.
5. Final insight: The answer key shows that the adjusted cash book balance is the same as the reconciled bank balance. Your $450 credit balance in cash book means the bank owes you $450, so the bank statement must show net $450 credit after adjustments. You re-check: Statement overdraft $200 is negative. Add $400 checks = +$200, subtract $300 lodgements = –$100? No—lodgements not credited increase the overdraft. Mathematically: -200 + 400 - 300 = -100. Still mismatched. Then you realize: The cash book credit balance of $500 was before charges. After $50 charges, it's $450 credit. That means the true balance is $450 positive. So the bank reconciliation should show $450 positive. But the bank statement says $200 overdraft (negative). So the difference is the outstanding checks and lodgements. You solve: -200 + 400 = +200, then you need +250 more to reach +450, so lodgements not credited must actually be $250, not $300. You check the answer key’s data—oh! The workbook had a typo: "Lodgements not credited total $250." You learn: Always verify question vs. answer key data.

For specific chapter answers, several educational sites host compiled solutions for the Marshall Cavendish POA series:

Workbook Question (paraphrased):
Your cash book shows a credit balance of $500. The bank statement shows an overdraft of $200. Unpresented checks total $400. Lodgements not credited total $300. Bank charges of $50 are not in the cash book. Prepare the bank reconciliation statement. Overview Section 4: Tips for Using POA Workbook

If you cannot access the official portal, students and teachers often share suggested solutions on educational forums and document-sharing sites. Note that these may be "suggested" rather than official publisher keys:

If you'd like, I can help you solve a specific problem from the workbook or explain a tricky concept like Depreciation or Accruals. Just let me know which chapter you're working on! Do your own adjustments: Start with $500 credit balance

Long answer: The best POA students treat the answer key like a coach, not a crutch. They attempt every question, fail gloriously, analyze their mistakes using the key, and then re-attempt similar questions from another source (e.g., Ten-Year Series or past-year prelim papers).