When a capital lease is used to lease fixed assets for the general government, the governmental fund acquiring the fixed assets debits ________ at the ________.

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33) When a capital lease is used to lease fixed assets for the general government, the governmental fund acquiring the fixed assets debits ________ at the ________.

  1. A) expenditures; future value of the lease payments
  2. B) fixed assets; future value of the lease payments
  3. C) expenditures; present value of the lease payments
  4. D) fixed assets; present value of the lease payments

 

34) When recording an approved budget into the accounts of the general fund, which of the following accounts would be credited?

  1. A) Appropriations
  2. B) Encumbrances
  3. C) Estimated revenues
  4. D) Revenue collected in advance

 

35) When a city enters into a capital lease for a fixed asset for the general government,

  1. A) government-wide statements will report the asset and liability for the leased asset.
  2. B) government-wide statements will not report the liability, Capital Lease Obligation.
  3. C) governmental fund statements will report a fixed asset.
  4. D) governmental fund statements will report a liability, Capital Lease Obligation.

 

36) The proceeds from a bond issuance for the construction of a new public school should be recorded in the ________ fund at the time the bonds are sold. At the time of the bond issue, the debit is to cash and the credit is to ________.

  1. A) capital projects; revenues
  2. B) general; bonds payable
  3. C) general; other financing sources
  4. D) capital projects; other financing sources

 

37) The General Fund transfers $50,000 cash to the Debt Service Fund to meet annual interest payments. What entry did the Debt Service Fund prepare?

  1. A) Debit Cash $50,000, Credit Revenue $50,000
  2. B) Debit Cash $50,000, Credit Other Financing Sources-Transfer from General Fund $50,000
  3. C) Debit Encumbrance $50,000, Credit Due to General Fund $50,000
  4. D) Debit Appropriation $50,000, Credit Reserve for Encumbrance $50,000

 

38) What statements are required for Government-wide financial statements?

  1. A) Statement of Cash Flows and Balance Sheet
  2. B) Statement of Cash Flows and Statement of Net Assets
  3. C) Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities
  4. D) Operating Statement and Balance Sheet

 

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.

 

The town of Mayberry receives a gift of $500,000 in bonds. The contributor instructs that the principal should remain intact, but the annual interest income of $50,000 can be used for the maintenance of the zoo animals.

 

39) What type of fund should be used to account for the gift of bonds and the interest income?

  1. A) General Fund
  2. B) Special Revenue Fund
  3. C) Proprietary Fund
  4. D) Permanent Fund

 

40) When the donation of bonds is received, what account should be debited?

  1. A) Encumbrance
  2. B) Other Financing Sources
  3. C) Other Financing Uses
  4. D) Investment

Answer:  D

Objective:  LO20.3  Determine the appropriate governmental fund to be used.

Difficulty:  Easy

AACSB:  Analytical thinking

41) When the interest income of $50,000 is received, what account should be credited?
A) Other Financing Sources
B) Other Financing Uses
C) Revenue collected in advance
D) Revenue

 

42) The proper sequence of events is

  1. A) purchase order, appropriation, encumbrance, expenditure.
  2. B) purchase order, encumbrance, expenditure, appropriation.
  3. C) appropriation, encumbrance, purchase order, expenditure.
  4. D) appropriation, purchase order, encumbrance, expenditure.

 

43) Governments must record a liability for uncollected taxes instead of revenues for uncollected taxes if the taxes are going to be collected

  1. A) 30 days after the fiscal year end.
  2. B) 45 days after the fiscal year end.
  3. C) 60 days after the fiscal year end.
  4. D) 75 days after the fiscal year end.

 

44) Which of the following represents the recording of a budget in the accounts of the General Fund?

  1. A) Debit Appropriations, Credit Estimated Revenues and Credit Fund Balance - Unassigned
  2. B) Debit Appropriations, Credit Estimated Revenues
  3. C) Debit Estimated Revenues, Credit Appropriations, Credit Estimated Other Financing Uses, Credit Fund Balance - Unassigned
  4. D) Debit Estimated Other Financing Uses, Credit Appropriations and Credit Fund Balance - Unassigned

 

45) At any point in time, a government will be able to spend an amount equal to

  1. A) appropriations minus expenditures.
  2. B) appropriations minus expenditures minus encumbrances.
  3. C) appropriations minus encumbrances.
  4. D) expenditures minus encumbrances.

 

46) Taxes which were billed, but are not paid by the due date, require which of the following entries at the fiscal close?

  1. A) Debit Taxes Receivable - Delinquent
  2. B) Debit Allowance for Uncollectible Taxes - Delinquent
  3. C) Credit Taxes Receivable - Delinquent
  4. D) Credit Allowance for Uncollectible Taxes - Current

 

47) Which of the following funds has similar accounting and reporting to the special revenue fund?

  1. A) The proprietary fund
  2. B) The trust fund
  3. C) The general fund
  4. D) The agency fund

 

48) Assume you are preparing journal entries for the General Fund under the consumption method. What account should be debited when office supplies are ordered?

  1. A) Appropriations
  2. B) Encumbrances
  3. C) Expenditures
  4. D) Other financing use
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