Advanced Accounting
Advanced Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305084858
Author: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 7E
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Plant fund transactions of private Universities:

Plant funds consist of several subgroups, each of which is designed to record a certain phase of activity related to fixed assets.

Treatment of given transactions and post necessary journal entries.

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Answer to Problem 7E

  1. Receipt of $250,000 to the plant fund
    • Debit $Credit $
      Cash 250,000
      Revenues − Temporarily Restricted
      Contributions

      250,000

    Payment of existing debt principal ($50,000) and building an addition to the science building ($200,000).

      Debit $Credit $
      Construction in progress200,000
      Contract payable200,000

    Payment of existing debt of $50,000

      Debit $Credit $
      Accounts payable50,000
      Cash 50,000
  2. Contributions of $30,000 restricted for major repairs of university buildings are received
    • Debit $Credit $
      Cash30,000
      Revenue − Temporarily restricted contribution30,000

    $20,000 is spent for appropriate repairs

      Debit $Credit $
      Expenses − Building repairs20,000
      Cash20,000
  3. A partial payment of $50,000 is made on the debt principal.
    • Debit $Credit $
      Accounts Payable50,000
      Cash50,000
  4. Work on the science building addition is completed with a total cost of $220,000. Unpaid contract costs total $35,000.
    • Debit $Credit $
      Construction in progress 20,000
      Contracts payable 35,000
      Cash 55,000
      Debit $Credit $
      Building 255,000
      Construction in progress255,000
  5. Receipt of $25,000 donation form former Olympic medallist
    • Debit $Credit $
      Cash 25,000
      Revenues − Temporarily Restricted
      Contributions

      25,000

    gymnasium equipment costing $25,000 is purchased

      Debit $Credit $
      Gymnasium equipment25,000
      Cash25,000
  6. A building with a fair value of $300,000 was donated to the university by an alumnus.
    • Debit $Credit $
      Building300,000
      Revenues − Unrestricted property
      Contributions

      300,000
  7. Depreciation on all assets totalled $75,000.
    • Debit $Credit $
      Expenses − operation and maintenance of
      plant (provision for depreciation)

      75,000
      Accumulated Depreciation75,000
  8. During a celebration after a basketball victory, $2,000 of gym equipment disappeared.
    Debit $Credit $
    Expenses − loss on theft2,000
    Gymnasium equipment2,000

Explanation of Solution

  1. The above answer can be explained as plant funds received are treated as temporarily restricted contribution revenue and credited to revenue account, paid for principal debt and for new building construction. Construction in progress account is created and the amount is debited to it
  2. Contribution received for major building repair received credited to Temporarily restricted contribution and appropriately recognized.
  3. payment made for payment of debt principal is recognized by debiting accounts payable and credit cash accounts.
  4. additional cost incurred has been transferred to construction in progress account and contract payable account
  5. Plant fund received are treated as temporarily restricted contribution revenue and credited to revenue account, the next purchase of gymnasium equipment has been recognized by passing entry.
  6. When an asset is donated to private university it is treated as an unrestricted contribution and treated accordingly
  7. Depreciation is treated as operation and maintenance expenses, debited to expenses and credited to accumulated depreciation account
  8. Loss of asset is expensed out and debited to expenses by recognizing the value of loss in an asset account

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