Question
The City of Bernard starts the year of 2015 with the following unrestricted amounts in its General Fund: cash of $31,750 and investments of $89,000.
The City of Bernard starts the year of 2015 with the following unrestricted amounts in its General Fund: cash of $31,750 and investments of $89,000. In addition, it holds a small building bought on January 1, 2014, for general government purposes for $382,000 and related long-term debt of $305,600. The building is being depreciated on the straight-line method over 10 years. The interest rate is 10 percent. The General Fund has four separate functions: general government, public safety, public works, and health and sanitation. Other information includes the following:
Receipts: | |
Property taxes | $569,000 |
Sales taxes | 104,800 |
Dividend income | 29,000 |
Charges for general government services | 16,900 |
Charges for public safety services | 9,100 |
Charges for public works | 5,400 |
Charges for health and sanitation services | 40,300 |
Charges for landfill | 8,350 |
Grant to be used for salaries for health workers | |
(no eligibility requirements) | 34,400 |
Issued long-term note payable | 260,000 |
Sold above investments | 104,350 |
Receivables at year-end: | |
Property taxes ($14,500 is expected to be uncollectible) | 178,500 |
Payments: | |
Salary: | |
General government | 97,000 |
Public safety | 96,750 |
Public works | 69,250 |
Health and sanitation (all from grant) | 31,100 |
Utilities: | |
General government | 13,650 |
Public safety | 18,450 |
Public works | 16,400 |
Health and sanitation | 6,000 |
Insurance: | |
General government | 31,400 |
Public safety | 12,000 |
Public works (all prepaid as of the end of the year) | 7,200 |
Health and sanitation | 6,000 |
Miscellaneous: | |
General government | 12,300 |
Public safety | 16,000 |
Public works | 11,000 |
Health and sanitation | 11,850 |
Interest on previous debt | 30,560 |
Principal payment on previous debt | 16,700 |
Interest on new debt | 23,400 |
Building (public works) | 246,000 |
Equipment (public safety) | 114,000 |
Public works supplies (30% still held) | 28,000 |
Investments | 143,000 |
Ordered but not received: | |
Equipment | 30,250 |
Supplies | 7,250 |
Due at end of year: | |
Salaries: | |
General government | 23,500 |
Public safety | 18,650 |
Public works | 4,800 |
The city leased a truck on the last day of the year. The first payment will be made at the end of the next year. Total payments will amount to $96,100 but have a present value of $71,000. |
The city started a landfill this year that it is recording within its General Fund. It is included as a public works function. Closure costs today would be $306,500 although the landfill is not expected to be filled for nine more years. The city has incurred no costs to date although the landfill is now 15 percent filled. |
For the equipment and supplies that have been ordered but not yet received, the City Council (the highest decision-making body in the government) has voted to honor the commitment when the items are received. |
The new building is being depreciated over 20 years using the straight-line method and no salvage value, whereas depreciation of the equipment is similar except that its life is only 10 years. Assume the city records a full years depreciation in the year of acquisition. |
The investments are valued at $152,800 at year-end. |
a. | Prepare a statement of activities and a statement of net position for governmental activities for December 31, 2015, and the year then ended. |
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