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You oversee the $250 petty cash for your company. When an employee needs a special item that is not in inventory, you take money from petty cash to purchase that item.

One day, you are short on cash for lunch. You decide to borrow $10 each day for the next 3 days until payday for a total of $30 from petty cash. After payday, you do not have enough to repay petty cash, so you decide to record a cash short/over expense of $30.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

  • Since this is the first time you have ever done this, is this a problem?
  • If so, what steps should be taken to fix this problem? If not, why not?