ADVANCED ACCOUNTING-EBOOK ACCESS
ADVANCED ACCOUNTING-EBOOK ACCESS
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Chapter 16, Problem 40P

The following unadjusted trial balances are for the governmental funds of the City of Copeland prepared from the current accounting records:

General Fund Debit Credit
Cash $ 19,000
Taxes Receivable 202,000
Allowance for Uncollectible Taxes $ 2,000
Vouchers Payable 24,000
Due to Debt Service Fund 10,000
Unavailable Revenues 16,000
Encumbrances Outstanding 9,000
Fund Balance—Unassigned 103,000
Revenues 176,000
General Fund Debit Credit
Expenditures 110,000
Encumbrances 9,000
Estimated Revenues 190,000
Appropriations 171,000
Budgetary Fund Balance 19,000
Totals $530,000 $530,000
Debt Service Fund Debit Credit
Cash $ 8,000
Investments 51,000
Taxes Receivable 11,000
Due from General Fund 10,000
Fund Balance—Committed $ 45,000
Revenues 20,000
Other Financing Sources—Operating Transfers In 90,000
Expenditures 75,000
Totals $155,000 $155,000
Capital Projects Fund Debit Credit
Cash $ 70,000
Special Assessments Receivable 90,000
Contracts Payable $ 50,000
Unavailable Revenues 90,000
Encumbrances Outstanding 16,000
Fund Balance—Unassigned –0–
Other Financing Sources 150,000
Expenditures 130,000
Encumbrances 16,000
Estimated Other Financing Sources 150,000
Appropriations 150,000
Totals $456,000 $456,000
Special Revenue Fund Debit Credit
Cash $ 14,000
Taxes Receivable 41,000
Inventory of Supplies 4,000
Vouchers Payable $ 25,000
Grant Revenues Collected in Advance 3,000
Fund Balance—Nonspendable 4,000
Encumbrances Outstanding 3,000
Fund Balance—Unassigned 19,000
Revenues 56,000
Expenditures 48,000
Encumbrances 3,000
Estimated Revenues 75,000
Appropriations 60,000
Budgetary Fund Balance 15,000
Totals $185,000 $185,000

 Based on the information presented for each of these governmental funds, answer the following questions:

  1. a. How much more money can city officials expend or commit from the general fund during the remainder of the current year without amending the budget?
  2. b. Why does the capital projects fund have no construction or capital asset accounts?
  3. c. What does the $150,000 Appropriations balance found in the capital projects fund represent?
  4. d. Several funds have balances for Encumbrances and Encumbrances Outstanding. How will these amounts be accounted for at the end of the Fiscal year?
  5. e. Why does the Fund Balance—Unassigned account in the capital projects fund have a zero balance?
  6. f. What are possible explanations for the $150,000 Other Financing Sources balance found in the capital projects fund?
  7. g. What does the $75,000 balance in the Expenditures account of the debt service fund represent?
  8. h. What is the purpose of the Special Assessments Receivable found in the capital projects fund?
  9. i. In the special revenue fund, what is the purpose of the Fund Balance—Nonspendable account?
  10. j. Why does the debt service fund not have budgetary account balances?
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