Question

Shoshone County uses the consumption method to account for supplies. At the beginning of the year the City had no supplies on hand. During the year the City purchased $450,000 of supplies for use by activities accounted for in the General Fund. The City used $300,000 of those supplies during the year. At fiscal year-end, the appropriate account balances on the General Fund financial statements would be

Answer 1

Answer:

Expenditures $300,000; Supplies inventory $150,000.

Explanation:

The consumption method recognizes an asset when an item is purchased and an expense when an item is used or consumed. Therefore, when supplies are first bought, Supplies Inventory has a balance of $450,000.

After using those supplies during the year, $300,000 should be debited from Supplies Inventory and credited to Expenditures.

Therefore, at fiscal year-end, the appropriate account balances on the General Fund financial statements would be: Expenditures $300,000; Supplies inventory $150,000.