A county general fund budget includes budgeted revenues of $600 and budgeted expenditures of $595. Actual revenues for the year were $610. To close the Estimated Revenues account at the end of the year

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A county general fund budget includes budgeted revenues of $600 and budgeted expenditures of $595. Actual revenues for the year were $610. To close the Estimated Revenues account at the end of the year

a. Debit Estimated Revenues $10

b. Credit Estimated Revenue $10

c. Debit Estimated Revenues $600

d. Credit Estimated Revenues $600

Question 20

Hill City uses encumbrance accounting to control expenditures. However, it charges the cost of outstanding purchase commitments to expenditures in the year they are received, not in the year they are ordered. If Hill City had $5,000 of purchase commitments outstanding at the end of Year 1 and received those goods during Year 2 at a cost of $4,900, what would be the impact on total Fund Balance for Year 2?

a. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be $4,900 less than at the end of Year 1.

b. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be $100 less than at the end of Year 1.

c. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be $100 greater than at the end of Year 1.

d. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be same as it was at the end of Year 1.

 

Question 21

Which of the following is the primary reason why governments formally integrate their legally adopted budget into their accounting systems?

a. It is required by GASB.

b. It enables the government to better control its expenditures.

c. It keeps the government from overspending its budget.

d. It helps a government by letting it know when it is in danger of overspending its budget.

Question 22

Neither the GASB not the FASB set standards for budgetary accounting.

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Question 23

Lincoln County uses encumbrance accounting to control expenditures. It charges the cost of outstanding purchase commitments to expenditures in the year they are ordered, not in the year they are received. If the County had $7,000 of purchase commitments outstanding at the end of Year 1 and received those goods during Year 2 at a cost of $7,800, what would be the impact on total Fund Balance for Year 2?

a. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be $7,800 less than at the end of Year 1.

b. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be $800 less than at the end of Year 1.

c. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be $800 greater than at the end of Year 1.

d. Total Fund Balance at the end of Year 2 would be same as it was at the end of Year 1

question 24

State and local government s budget to actual comparisons present both original and final budget amounts.

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