Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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ISBN: 9781259917059
Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 9, Problem 17.7EP
The city council of Lake Jefferson wants to establish a small botanical garden in the city park. The council decided to put aside funds in the amount of $22,000 to build and establish the botanical garden. At the end of the fiscal year, $3,000 of the funds had been spent. How should the remainder of the funds be reported?
- a. Committed fund balance.
- b. Assigned fund balance.
- c. Restricted fund balance.
- d. Nonspendable fund balance.
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