(Accounting for Donations and Donor-Restricted and Board-Designated Resources)

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(Accounting for donations and donor-restricted and board-designated resources)
A not-for-profit hospital uses the following funds to account internally for its resources: General Fund (GF);Specific Purpose Funds (SPF);Plant Replacement and Expansion Funds (PREF);and Endowment Funds (EF).The hospital is establishing a special trauma unit for brain-related injuries,and is soliciting contributions for this purpose.It reports donations as revenues,rather than gains,because fund-raising is a significant part of its ongoing activities.Record the following transactions,stating the fund or funds used,and whether unrestricted,temporarily restricted,or permanently restricted net assets are affected.
a.Hospital trustees set aside $100,000 for the purpose of training its nurses to deal with patients in the hospital's trauma unit.
b.National Products donated trauma equipment having a fair value of $325,000.Also,Stay-Cool Chemical donated drugs having a fair value of $44,000.
c.The hospital received cash contributions from local donors,who stipulated that the donations must be used for the following purposes involving the trauma unit:
(1)$10,000,to help pay the salary of Dr.Harlan Elliot,noted brain surgeon;and
(2)$200,000,to be used solely for the purpose of equipping the trauma unit.
d.Dr.Cheryl Fusco was hired.His first month's salary was $25,000.The hospital used the donation received in transaction c(1)to pay part of Dr.Fusco's salary.
e.The hospital purchased $80,000 of special equipment for the trauma unit.Its policy is to use donated funds to acquire equipment before it uses internally-generated funds.

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