Your Question: Assume the Scenic Rivers Commission (a federal agency) began the fiscal year with the following account balances: SCENIC RIVERS COMMISSION Trial Balance October 1, 2023   Debits Credits Fund Balance with Treasury $164,000   Supplies 107,000   Equipment 1,363,000   Accumulated Depreciation   $483,000 Accounts Payable   129,000 Wages Payable   84,000 Cumulative Results of Operations   938,000   $1,634,000 $1,634,000 Congress passed a spending bill providing $15,600,000 to fund the agency’s operations for the year. During the first quarter, the commission processed (accounts payable) the following items for payment. Supplies 258,000 Equipment 510,000 Contracted services 1,710,000 Total $2,478,000 The commission processed wages and benefits through wages payable in the amount of $707,000. Unexpended appropriations were reclassified to expended appropriations for the items above. Accounts payable of $2,530,000 and wages payable of $717,000 were paid by Treasury. Unused supplies on hand totaled $200,000 at December 31. Depreciation for the quarter is $80,800. Required: Prepare journal entries in the proprietary accounts for the events described above.

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Assume the Scenic Rivers Commission (a federal agency) began the fiscal year with the following account balances:

SCENIC RIVERS COMMISSION
Trial Balance
October 1, 2023
  Debits Credits
Fund Balance with Treasury $164,000  
Supplies 107,000  
Equipment 1,363,000  
Accumulated Depreciation   $483,000
Accounts Payable   129,000
Wages Payable   84,000
Cumulative Results of Operations   938,000
  $1,634,000 $1,634,000
  1. Congress passed a spending bill providing $15,600,000 to fund the agency’s operations for the year.
  2. During the first quarter, the commission processed (accounts payable) the following items for payment.
Supplies 258,000
Equipment 510,000
Contracted services 1,710,000
Total $2,478,000
  1. The commission processed wages and benefits through wages payable in the amount of $707,000.
  2. Unexpended appropriations were reclassified to expended appropriations for the items above.
  3. Accounts payable of $2,530,000 and wages payable of $717,000 were paid by Treasury.
  4. Unused supplies on hand totaled $200,000 at December 31.
  5. Depreciation for the quarter is $80,800.

Required:

  1. Prepare journal entries in the proprietary accounts for the events described above.

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