Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133799569
Author: Robert J. Freeman, Craig D. Shoulders, Dwayne N. McSwain, Robert B. Scott
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 1.1E
Which of the following general government capital asset acquisitions would be the least likely to be accounted for in a Capital Projects Fund?
- a. Construction of a new fire station financed by a portion of a special tax levy (the tax levy is being accounted for in a Special Revenue Fund).
- b. Acquisition of new police vehicles through a capital lease arrangement.
- c. Construction of a new government center financed by the issuance of general obligation serial bonds.
- d. Expansion of a town’s main thoroughfare from three to five lanes financed by a federal highway grant.
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