During the year, the City of Pittsboro engaged in the following transactions. The city has a 12/31 fiscal year end. REQUIRED: assuming that the city maintains its books and records in a manner to facilitate the preparation of fund financial statements, record the following transactions related to capital asset acquisition and payments on long-term debt.

a. On April 1, 2015, the city acquired a piece of equipment for $150,000. The equipment will be used by the Streets Department. The city financed the purchase by borrowing $150,000 from the local bank at 5 percent interest. Principal payments of $20,000 plus interest are due yearly each April 1.

b. The city paid $30,000 to employees who retired during the current year. These payments were made to compensate the employees for sick pay that had been earned but unused over the many years of the employees