Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Financial Accounting Question 27

Practice objective / multiple choice question 27 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 27 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

A local authority maintains two funds. The General Fund opened with an unspent appropriation of \(£500,000\). The Capital Maintenance Fund opened with a capital grant of \(£200,000\). During the year the authority: (i) received a revenue grant of \(£80,000\) for services, (ii) incurred operating expenses of \(£300,000\) paid in cash, (iii) purchased a road asset costing \(£120,000\) from the Capital Fund (asset life 20 years, straight‑line depreciation, no residual value), (iv) recorded depreciation for the asset, (v) received cash of \(£20,000\) in advance for services to be delivered next year, (vi) transferred \(£30,000\) from the General Fund to the Capital Maintenance Fund at year‑end. Assuming the advance cash is recorded as a liability and does not affect fund balances, compute the closing balance of each fund at year‑end.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. General Fund £250,000; Capital Maintenance Fund £104,000
B. General Fund £260,000; Capital Maintenance Fund £94,000
C. General Fund £240,000; Capital Maintenance Fund £104,000
D. General Fund £250,000; Capital Maintenance Fund £114,000
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
General Fund £250,000; Capital Maintenance Fund £104,000

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Financial Accounting Question 27. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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