Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133799569
Author: Robert J. Freeman, Craig D. Shoulders, Dwayne N. McSwain, Robert B. Scott
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 2.4E
Charges for services rendered by a county’s General Fund departments totaled $500,000, of which $5,500 is expected to be uncollectible. The county expects to collect $494,500 by year end. To reflect this information, the county should record General Fund revenues of
- a. $500,000 and General Fund expenses of $5,500.
- b. $500,000 and General Fund expenditures of $5,500.
- c. $500,000 and no General Fund expenses or expenditures.
- d. $494,500 and no General Fund expenses or expenditures.
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