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?