Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.6E

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Expenditures for inventory: Governmental units usually maintain a small amount of inventory in office supplies. They are two methods using which expenditures of inventory accounted for. The purchase method recognizes entire expenditure for inventory in the period when supplies are acquired. Only the amount of inventory consumed will be recognized in the case of the consumption method.

The necessary entries assuming G town uses consumption method of accounting for inventories.

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Consumption method

    DateParticularsDebit $Credit $
    1. Entry for purchase of supplies
    8/8/20X2 Expenditures3,600
    Vouchers payable3,600
    (Acquired inventory of supplies)
    2. Entry on September 30
    9/30/20X2 Inventory of supplies 2,800
    Expenditures2,800
    (Ending inventory recognized)
    Closing entry for Inventory of supplies
    Fund balance − Unreserved2,800
    Fund balance − Reserved for inventories2,800
    (Establish fund reserve for ending inventory)
    Fund balance − Unreserved800
    Expenditures800
    (Closing expenditures account)
    9/30/20X33. Entry when supplies used during the year
    Expenditures2,800
    Inventory of supplies2,800
    (Expenditure for inventory consumed during the year recognized)
    Fund balance − reserved for inventories2,800
    Fund balance − Unreserved2,800
    (Fund balance reserved for inventory removed)
    Fund balance − unreserved2,800
    Expenditures2,800
    (Expenditure account closed)
  1. Purchase of inventory recognized
  2. Closing entries required on September 30, 20X2

  3. Unused inventory recognized
  4. Unused inventory value transferred to fund balance unreserved account
  5. Expenditure account closed by crediting expenditure account
  6. Entries when supplies used

  7. Purchase of inventory recognized
  8. Fund balance reserved for inventory removed
  9. Expenditure account closed and transferred to fund balance unreserved account

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To determine

Concept introduction:

Expenditures for inventory: Governmental units usually maintain a small amount of inventory in office supplies. They are two methods using which expenditures of inventory accounted for. The purchase method recognizes entire expenditure for inventory in the period when supplies are acquired. Only the amount of inventory consumed will be recognized in the case of the consumption method.

The entries assuming purchase method of accounting for inventory

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    DateParticularsDebit $Credit $
    1. Purchase of supply
    8/8/20X2 Expenditures3,600
    Vouchers payable3,600
    (Inventory of supplies acquire)
    2. Entries at the end of 20X2
    9/30/20X2 Inventory of supplies2,800
    Fund balance − reserved for inventory2,800
    (Ending inventory of supplies recognized)
    Fund balance − Unreserved3,600
    Expenditure3,600
    (Expenditure account closed for the year)
    3. Entry at the end of 20X3
    9/30/20X3 Fund balance − Reserved for inventories2,800
    Inventory of supplies2,800
    (Removal of fund balance reserved for inventories consumed)
  1. Under the purchase method the entire purchase of supply is recorded by debiting the expenditure account and crediting the voucher payable account
  2. At the end of the year unused inventory of supply transferred to the fund balance reserved for the inventory account
  3. Expenditure account closed by crediting expenditure account and debit Fund balance unreserved
  4. In 20X3 fund balance reserved for inventory is reversed.

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