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    PracticeCPA®CPA BAR Practice Exam 2Question 50
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Area III: State & Local GovernmentsBARArea IIIGovernmental Accounting

    CPA · Question 50 · Area III: State & Local Governments

    A City adopts its budget for the year:<br/>- Estimated Revenues: $5,000,000<br/>- Appropriations: $4,800,000<br/>- Estimated Other Financing Uses (Transfer Out): $100,000<br/><br/>What is the journal entry to record the adoption of the budget?

    Answer options:

    A.

    DR Estimated Revenues $5M; CR Appropriations $4.8M; CR Est. Other Financing Uses $0.1M; CR Budgetary Fund Balance $0.1M

    B.

    DR Appropriations $4.8M; DR Est. Other Financing Uses $0.1M; CR Estimated Revenues $5M

    C.

    DR Estimated Revenues $5M; CR Appropriations $4.9M; CR Budgetary Fund Balance $0.1M

    D.

    DR Budgetary Fund Balance $0.1M; DR Appropriations $4.8M; CR Estimated Revenues $5M

    How to approach this question

    Budget Entry: DR Estimated Revenues (What we hope to get). CR Appropriations (What we are allowed to spend). Plug difference to Budgetary Fund Balance.

    Full Answer

    A.DR Estimated Revenues $5M; CR Appropriations $4.8M; CR Est. Other Financing Uses $0.1M; CR Budgetary Fund Balance $0.1M✓ Correct
    A
    The budget entry sets up the control accounts. Estimated Revenues (DR) $5M. Appropriations (CR) $4.8M. Est Transfer Out (CR) $0.1M. The difference ($100k surplus) is a Credit to Budgetary Fund Balance.

    Common mistakes

    Reversing debits and credits.
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