During the current year, the City of Hickory Hills issued purchase orders to various vendors in the
Question:
During the current year, the City of Hickory Hills issued purchase orders to various vendors in the amounts shown for the following functions of the city:
General Government .............................$ 164,200
Public Safety ...............................................302,000
Public Works ...............................................224,400
Culture and Recreation ..............................181,700
Health and Welfare .....................................168,100
Miscellaneous ................................................24,600
Total .........................................................$1,065,000
All goods ordered during the year were received at the following actual costs:
General Government .........................$ 159,800
Public Safety ...........................................301,700
Public Works ...........................................226,800
Culture and Recreation .........................181,700
Health and Welfare ................................171,300
Miscellaneous ...........................................25,600
Total ....................................................$1,066,900
Required
a. Prepare a summary journal entry in the General Fund general journal to record the issuance of purchase orders. In addition, show subsidiary detail for the Encumbrances ledger.
b. Prepare summary journal entries in the General Fund general journal to record the receipt of and payment for goods during the year. In addition, show subsidiary detail for the Encumbrances and Expenditures ledgers.
c. Does the fact that the actual cost of goods received during the year exceeded the estimated cost when ordered suggest a budgetary or management problem?
Step by Step Answer:
Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities
ISBN: 978-1259917059
18th edition
Authors: Jacqueline L. Reck, James E. Rooks, Suzanne Lowensohn, Daniel Neely