(Budget for an internal service fund)} The City of Black Plains uses an Internal Service Fund to...
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(Budget for an internal service fund)}
The City of Black Plains uses an Internal Service Fund to provide printing services to its various departments. It bills departments on the basis of an estimated rate per page of printed material, computed on the accrual basis of accounting. From the following information, compute the total cost that will be used to develop the cost per page. Assume that the equipment in part (6) was contributed by the city, and that the pricing objective was to recoup the cost of equipment in the rate charged over the life of the equipment.
1. Inventory of paper on hand at beginning of year, $\$ 10,000$
2. Estimated paper purchases during the year, $\$ 60,000$
3. Estimated amount of paper to be consumed during the year, $\$ 55,000$
4. Estimated salaries to be paid during the year, $\$ 255,000$
5. Estimated salaries earned during the year, including both what was paid and what was owed at year-end, $\$ 265,000$
6. Cost of equipment on hand at beginning of the year (estimated life was 10 years), $\$ 1,000,000$
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Introduction To Government And Not For Profit Accounting
ISBN: 9780130464149
5th Edition
Authors: Martin Ives, Joseph R. Razek, Gordon A. Hosch