Name that fund
Name that fund
Accounting in a governmental fund
Accounting in a governmental fund Part 2
Measurement focus and basis of accounting Category Name
100

Fund used for day to day actiivities

What is the general fund?

100

Multiple choice

The three different fund types?

a) Governmental, proprietary & fiduciary

b) General, custodial & proprietary

c) Accrual, modified accrual & cash

A What are governmental, proprietary and fiduciary?

100

A city expected revenues to be $10 million and expenditures to be $8 million, What is the journal entry to record the adoption of the budget?

What is 

Estimated Revenues    10

     Appropriations              8

     Budgetary fund balance  2

100

multiple choice:

The general fund transferred to $ 1 million to the debt service fund. The journal entry in the general fund would include:

A. Debit expenditures

B. Debit transfer in- other financing source

C. Debit transfer out-other financing use

c. What is 'C'

transfer out- Other financing use  1

    cash                                           1

100

The two types of measurement focus

What are economic resource and current financial resources?

200

Fund used to account for construction of capital assets

What is the capital projects fund?

200

The general fund is included in this fund type

a) proprietary

b) governmental

c) Custodial

b What are the governmental funds?

200

The city committed to purchasing $ 2 million worth of supplies.

What is 

Encumbrances     2

    Encumbrances Outstanding 2

200

Multiple choice:

The general fund issued $10 million of bonds at par value. The journal entry would include:

A. A credit to bonds payable for $ 1 million

B. A credit to revenue for $ 1 million

C. A credit to bond proceeds-other financing sources

What is "C"

Cash       1

   Bond proceeds-other financing sources 1

200

The two types of accounting basis.

What are accrual and modified accrual?

300

Fund used to account for revenue that must be used for a specific purpose

What is the special revenue fund?

300

The pension trust fund is included in this fund type.

a) governmental

b) proprietary

c) fiduciary

c. What are the fiduciary funds?

300

Multiple choice:

The city levied 2024 property taxes bills of $ 10 million.

It was estimated that $ 1 million would be uncollectible and that another $ 1 million would be unavailable for 2024

The journal entry to record the tax levy would include

A a credit to property tax revenue for $10 million

B a credit to property tax revenue for $9 million

C a credit to property tax revenue for $8 million

What is 'C' property tax revenue would be recorded for $8 million

Tax receivable       10

   Allow. for uncollectible taxes 1

   Deferred inflow                    1

   Property tax revenue            8

300

Multiple  choice

The equipment purchased by he general fund had $100,000 of related depreciation. The journal entry in the general fund would include

A. A credit to accumulated depreciation for $100,000

B. A credit to deferred inflow for $100,000

C. No entry is necessary

What is "C"

No entry is required in the general fund

300

Measurement focus for the government wide financial statements

What is economic resources?

400

Fund used by government owned water utilities and transit systems.

What is an enterprise fund?

400

The fund used for services provided by one department of a government to another , generally on a cost reimbursement basis

What is the internal service fund?

400

Multiple choice:

The general fund purchased equipment for $ 1 million cash. The purchase was not previously encumbered.

The journal entry would include:

A. Debit Equipment for $ 1  million

B. Debit Cash for $ 1 million

C. Debit Expenditures $ 1 million

What is 'C'

Expenditures 1

   Cash              1

400

Multiple choice:

The city received a grant for $ 1 million. The donor indicated that the money could be used for any government purpose but specified that the grant could not be spent until next year. The journal entry in the general fund would include:

A. a credit to grant revenue 

B. a credit to unearned grant revenue ( a liability account)

C. A credit to deferred inflow


What is"C'

400

Measurement focus for fund based financial statements

What is current financial resources?

500

Fund used when the government acts as a trustee for resources that cannot be used for a government purpose but for individuals and private organizations

What is a private purpose trust fund?

500

Fund used when a county collects property taxes on behalf of towns located in the county.

What is a custodial fund?

500

Multiple choice:

How many dogs does Prof Chu have?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

What is two?

500

Multiple choice

The general fund had previously encumbered $ 1 million for the purchase of equipment. The equipment arrived at an actual invoice price of $1.1 million.

The general fund entries would include

A. a debit to Equipment for $1.1 million

B. a debit to encumbrances for $1.1 million

C. a debit to encumbrances outstanding for $1 million

What is "C"?

The journal entry when the equipment was ordered

Encumbrances  1

   Encumbrances Outstanding 1

The journal entries when the goods are received

Encumbrances Outstanding 1

   Encumbrances                    1

Expenditures    1.1

   Accounts payable   1.1

500

Measurement focus and basis of accounting for governmental funds

What are current financial resources and modified accrual basis?