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The City of Bernard starts the year of 2017 with the following unrestricted amounts in its general fund: cash of $29,250 and investments of $72,000.

The City of Bernard starts the year of 2017 with the following unrestricted amounts in its general fund: cash of $29,250 and investments of $72,000. In addition, it holds a small building bought on January 1, 2016, for general government purposes for $381,000 and related long-term debt of $304,800. 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

$533,000

Sales taxes

105,000

Dividend income

30,000

Charges for general government services

24,400

Charges for public safety services

8,100

Charges for public works

5,400

Charges for health and sanitation services

34,500

Charges for landfill

8,800

Grant to be used for salaries for health workers (no eligibility requirements)

28,000

Issued long-term note payable

212,000

Sold above investments

89,900

Receivables at year-end:

Property taxes ($12,100 is expected to be uncollectible)

177,000

Payments:

Salary:

General government

100,500

Public safety

98,000

Public works

85,000

Health and sanitation (all from grant)

23,800

Utilities:

General government

10,800

Public safety

19,250

Public works

16,200

Health and sanitation

4,800

Insurance:

General government

32,100

Public safety

15,600

Public works (all prepaid as of the end of the year)

8,100

Health and sanitation

5,700

Miscellaneous:

General government

19,500

Public safety

14,400

Public works

9,600

Health and sanitation

10,150

Interest on previous debt

30,480

Principal payment on previous debt

17,700

Interest on new debt

19,080

Building (public works)

216,000

Equipment (public safety)

96,000

Public works supplies (30% still held)

27,100

Investments

113,000

Ordered but not received:

Equipment

26,250

Supplies

11,050

Due at end of year:

Salaries:

General government

14,900

Public safety

18,200

Public works

5,700

On the last day of the year, the city borrowed $68,000 from a local bank and used that money to buy a truck. The first payment on the loan (plus interest) will be made at the end of the next year.

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 $304,000 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 $121,700 at year-end.

  1. a-1. Prepare a statement of activities for governmental activities for December 31, 2017, and the year then ended.

  2. a-2. Prepare a statement of net position for governmental activities for December 31, 2017, and the year then ended.

  3. b-1. Prepare a statement of revenues, expenditures, and other changes in fund balances for the General Fund as of December 31, 2017, and the year then ended. Assume that the purchases method is being applied.

  4. b-2. Prepare a balance sheet for the General Fund as of December 31, 2017, and the year then ended. Assume that the purchases method is being applied.

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