Sunday, January 27, 2013

Chapter 3 - encumbrances

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  1. Transaction 1 is most likely denoting that the public safety department is legally authorized to incure liabilities in the amount of $254,000. The department may not spend more than is appropriated to them.

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  2. Transaction 2 is most likely denoting the event of purchase orders in the amount of $18,000 being issued.

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  3. Transaction 3 is most likely denoting the event of invoices being recieved and approved for payment. So the $15,000 is the allowed amount in the encumbrances that were approved. The $14,500 is the payment of the invoices recieved and paid.

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  5. Transaction 5: A debit to appropriations means that the public safety department was reducing its appropriations, thus reducing the amount approved to be spent by $17,000.

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  6. Transaction number four is most likely for salaries or payroll. Entities consider it unnecessary to encumber these fund because they are certain to occur.

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