A city that uses encumbrance accounting places a purchase order for three fire trucks at a cost of $100,000 each, specifying that two are to be delivered in March and one in August. The vendor delivers the first two trucks and sends an invoice for $200,000. How should the city handle the encumbrance accounting when it prepares the $200,000 voucher to pay for the first two trucks

Respuesta :

Answer:

c. It should reduce encumbrances by $200,000

Explanation:

Based on the information given the city should handle encumbrance accounting when it prepares the $200,000 voucher to pay for the first two trucks by REDUCING THE ENCUMBRANCES by the amount of $200,000 which represent the amount for the trucks received, calculated as ($100,000 * 2 trucks).

Therefore IT SHOULD REDUCE ENCUMBRANCES BY $200,000