Question

1. Journalize the following transactions on the books of a private college. All of the transactions are for the year 2015 (Provide a brief explanation for each journal entry)

(a) The College received $300,000 in funds that were pledged in 2014, half will be used for unrestricted purposes in 2015. The rest cannot be spent until 2016.

(b) The College was awarded $750,000 in grants that are to be used for restricted research purposes. $510,000 in cash was received, and $620,000 was expended on these projects.

(c) On Dec. 1, the College received a pledge of $5,000,000 to build a new basketball arena. The funds were not expended or received in 2014, but are expected to be received early in 2015.

(d) The fraternity brothers of Delta Tau Delta serve as volunteer tour guides to prospective students on “Open House” Day. Delta Tau Delta estimates that the fraternity brothers did about $2,000 worth of volunteer work.

Answer 1

	Particulars	Debit($)	Credit($)
a)	Bank a/c Dr	3,00,000
	To Return from Pledge a/c		3,00,000
	[Being amount received from the pledge in 2014]
	Return from Pledge a/c Dr	3,00,000
	To Restricted Purpose a/c		1,50,000
	To Unrestricted Purpose a/c		1,50,000
	[Being amount separated for their specific works]
b)	Cash a/c Dr	5,10,000
	Grant Receivable a/c Dr	2,40,000
	To Restricted Research a/c		7,50,000
	[Being grand received and provision for the respective purpose made]
c)	Pledge Receivable a/c Dr	50,00,000
	To Income & Expense a/c		50,00,000
	[Being amount of pledge to be received]
d)	Salary to Fraternity Brothers a/c Dr	2,000
	To Income & Expense a/c		2,000
	[Being worth of work done by Fraternity Brothers recorded]