Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 14

Mary T.Lincoln works for the City of Columbus.She volunteered to work over the 2010 Christmas break to earn a short vacation during the first week of January 2011.She earns three vacation days and will be paid $400 per day.She takes her vacation in January and is paid for those days.
a.Prepare the journal entries on the government-wide financial statements for 2010 and 2011 because of these events.
b.Assume that Lincoln works in an activity reported within the General Fund.Prepare journal entries for the fund-based financial statements for 2010 and 2011 because of these events.
c.Assume that Lincoln works in an activity reported within the General Fund but that she does not plan to take her three vacation days until near the end of 2011.What journal entries should be made for the fund-based financial statements in 2010 and 2011