The City of West Hutchison is constructing a new road, which it estimates will cost $7.2 million. The city will finance the road with an expenditure-driven state construction grant of $1.2 million and a bond issuance of $6 million. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions and events for the city's Capital Projects Fund during calendar year 2019. No budgetary entries other than encumbrances

1.

Budgetary fund balance reserved for encumbrances (DR) $7,200,000

Encumbrances-Capital Project (CR) $7,200,000

2.

Cash (DR) $1,200,000

Government Grant (CR) $1,200,000

3.

Cash (DR) $6,000,000

Bonds Payable (CR) $6,000,000

Explanation:

1. The Budgetary entry for encumbrance is given as follows:

Budgetary fund balance reserved for encumbrances (DR) $7,200,000

Encumbrances-Capital Project (CR) $7,200,000

2. The government grant received will be recorded as:

Cash (DR) $1,200,000

Government Grant (CR) $1,200,000

3. The Issuance of Bonds needs to be recorded in the journal ledger as:

Cash (DR) $6,000,000

Bonds Payable (CR) $6,000,000