P. 9-3 The differences in accounting for an activity in an internal service fund rather than in the general be striking A school district establishes a vehicle repair shop that provides service to other departments, all of which are accounted for in its general fund. During its first year of operations the shop engages in the fol- lowing transactions: It purchases equipment at a cost of $24 million and issues long-term notes for the purchase price. The useful life of the equipment is eight years, with no residual value It purchases supplies at a cost of $4 million. Of these it uses $3 million. In its governmental funds, the district accounts for supplies on a purchases basis It incurs $13 million in other operating costs. It bills other departments for $19 million. For purposes of external reporting, school district officials are considering two options Account for the vehicle repair shop in an internal service fund Account for the vehicle repair shop in the general fund Problem 9-3 lists 4 transactions the vehicle repair shop must record considering two options 1. Account for the vehicle repair shop in an internal service fund 2 Account for the vehicle repair shop in the general fund Please prepare the journal entries under the two assumptions. First assume the transactions are recorded in an internal service fund, and then assume the transactions are reported in the general fund P. 9-3 The differences in accounting for an activity in an internal service fund rather than in the general be striking A school district establishes a vehicle repair shop that provides service to other departments, all of which are accounted for in its general fund. During its first year of operations the shop engages in the fol- lowing transactions: It purchases equipment at a cost of $24 million and issues long-term notes for the purchase price. The useful life of the equipment is eight years, with no residual value It purchases supplies at a cost of $4 million. Of these it uses $3 million. In its governmental funds, the district accounts for supplies on a purchases basis It incurs $13 million in other operating costs. It bills other departments for $19 million. For purposes of external reporting, school district officials are considering two options Account for the vehicle repair shop in an internal service fund Account for the vehicle repair shop in the general fund Problem 9-3 lists 4 transactions the vehicle repair shop must record considering two options 1. Account for the vehicle repair shop in an internal service fund 2 Account for the vehicle repair shop in the general fund Please prepare the journal entries under the two assumptions. First assume the transactions are recorded in an internal service fund, and then assume the transactions are reported in the general fund
