Listed Below Are Selected Transactions for the Rhea County Garbage

question 42

Essay

Listed below are selected transactions for the Rhea County Garbage Service, which is accounted for in an Enterprise Fund. All amounts are in thousands of dollars.
Transactions:
1. Services of $5,000 were provided and billed to outside customers.
2. Services of $750 were provided and billed to the General Fund.
3. $750 was collected from other funds, and $4,000 was collected on account.
4. $20 of accounts receivable were written off as uncollectible.
5. Estimated bad debts for the year were $100.
Requirements:
1. Prepare the journal entries required in the Enterprise Fund. If no entry is required, state "No entry required" and explain why.
2. Compute the amount of sales revenues that should be reported for the Enterprise Fund.
3. Indicate the effects of each transaction on the accounting equation of the Enterprise Fund accounts. If an element of the equation is not affected or if the net effect is zero, put "NE" in the appropriate box.

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