On April 1, 2017, a local government issued bonds in the amount of $1,500,000. The bonds were issued at par and carried an interest rate of 4%, payable October 1 and April 1. When moving from the change in fund balances in the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances to the change in Net Position in the governmental funds column of the Statement of Activities, both for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, the effect for the interest accrual only would be:

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$1,500,000 x .04 x 3/12 = $15,000. The journal entry would be a debit to interest expense and a credit to accrued interest payable.

On April 1, 2017, a Local Government Issued Bonds in the Amount