Question: Marilyn County operates on a calendar - year basis. It uses a Capital Projects Fund to account for major capital projects and a Debt Service

Marilyn County operates on a calendar-year basis. It uses a Capital Projects Fund to account for major
capital projects and a Debt Service Fund to accumulate resources to pay principal and interest on
general obligation debt. It does not use encumbrance accounting in the Capital Projects Fund.
The following transactions occur:
1. On January 1,2022, Marilyn County issues general obligation bonds in the amount of $1,250,000 to
build a community center. The debt will be paid off in 20 equal semiannual installments of $62,500
over a 10-year period commencing October 1,2022, with interest of 4% per annum paid on the 4% per annum paid on the
outstanding debt.
2. The county realizes that the community center will cost more than it originally anticipated. On May 1,
the county transfers $25,000 from its General Fund to its Capital Projects Fund to help meet project
costs.
3. Construction is completed on July 1,2022, and the community center is ready for occupancy. The
county pays the contractor a total of $1,275,000 on July 1. The county anticipates that the
community center will have a useful life of 20 years.
4. On September 30,2022, the General Fund transfers an amount to the Debt Service Fund that is
sufficient to pay the first debt service installment, which is due October 1.
5. The county pays the debt service due on October 1.
a. Prepare journal entries to record Transactions 1-5 in the Capital Projects Fund.
If no entry is necessary in this Fund for a particular transaction, select 'No debit (or credit)
entry needed' in the account fields and enter 0 in the amount fields.

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