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The City of Bernard starts the year of 2020 with the following unrestricted amounts in its general fund: cash of $37,500 and investments of $86,750.

The City of Bernard starts the year of 2020 with the following unrestricted amounts in its general fund: cash of $37,500 and investments of $86,750. In addition, it holds a small building bought on January 1, 2019, for general government purposes for $352,000 and a related long-term debt of $281,600. The building is depreciated on the straight-line method over 10 years. The annual interest rate on the debt 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 $559,000
Sales taxes 104,100
Dividend income 28,000
Charges for general government services 22,500
Charges for public safety services 11,300
Charges for public works 6,300
Charges for health and sanitation services 38,000
Charges for landfill 9,450
Grant to be used for salaries for health workers (no eligibility requirements) 34,200
Issued long-term note payable 212,000
Sold investments (mentioned above) 104,500
Receivables at year-end:
Property taxes ($11,700 is expected to be uncollectible) 150,000
Payments:
Salary:
General government 102,000
Public safety 115,750
Public works 70,250
Health and sanitation (all from grant) 29,400
Utilities:
General government 11,300
Public safety 20,500
Public works 16,700
Health and sanitation 4,200
Insurance:
General government 30,700
Public safety 17,400
Public works (all prepaid as of the end of the year) 8,700
Health and sanitation 5,400
Miscellaneous:
General government 14,300
Public safety 16,700
Public works 13,950
Health and sanitation 10,150
Interest on previous debt 28,160
Principal payment on previous debt 19,300
Interest on new debt 19,080
Building (public works) 222,000
Equipment (public safety) 90,000
Public works supplies (30% still held) 20,900
Investments 129,500
Ordered but not received:
Equipment 35,000
Supplies 8,050
Due at end of year:
Salaries:
General government 20,900
Public safety 19,650
Public works 5,100

On the last day of the year, the city borrows $67,000 from a local bank and uses the 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 opens a landfill this year that it records within its general fund. It is a public works function. Closure costs today is estimated as $302,500 although officials do not expect the landfill to be filled for nine more years. The city has incurred no costs to date. The landfill is now 15 percent filled.

For the equipment and supplies that were 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 arrive.

The new building is depreciated over 20 years using the straight-line method and no residual value. 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 have a market value of $139,050 at year-end.

  1. a-1. Prepare a statement of activities for governmental activities in government-wide financial statements for December 31, 2020, and the year then ended.

  2. a-2. Prepare a statement of net position for governmental activities in government-wide financial statements for December 31, 2020, and the year then ended.

  3. b-1. Prepare a statement of revenues, expenditures, and other changes in fund balances for the general fund in fund financial statements as of December 31, 2020, and the year then ended. Assume the purchases method is applied.

  4. b-2. Prepare a balance sheet for the general fund in fund financial statements as of December 31, 2020, and the year then ended. Assume the purchases method is applied.

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