Object Code Tutorial

Worksheet

Identify the object code the following expenses should be charged to using the FRS Quick Reference Object Code Card.

  1. Your department is responsible for paying the hotel expense for an independent contractor, and the University, per special arrangements, is to pay the hotel directly for the charge.

  2. Your department is purchasing coffee and donuts from the Student Union for a special meeting (and you have determined your source of funds is appropriate).

  3. Your department is hiring a temporary data processing clerk from a temporary help agency.

  4. Your department is purchasing a chair from Stores for $350.

  5. Your department is hiring a professor from UCLA to give a guest lecture to a class. You will pay her a $1500.00 fee plus $200 for travel expenses (air fare, hotel, meals).

  6. Your department is purchasing a software package for $1750.

  7. A door in your building requires repair.

  8. Your department is replacing the carpet in its main office for $1600.

  9. Your department (not a part of the University Library System or University Museums) is purchasing a book for $25. The book will be used as an aid to the instructional program.

  10. Your department is purchasing a replacement lens for a microscope for $20. The microscope is used in a research project.

  11. A computer needs repair.

  12. Your department is purchasing a computer for $1500.

  13. A professor has written an article for publication and sends it to a journal for editing. The fee for this service is $50.

  14. Your department is purchasing a computer for $5500.

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