Question

The City of Wolfe has issued its financial statements for Year 4 (assume that the city uses a calendar year). The city’s general fund is made up of two functions: (1) education and (2) parks. The city also utilizes capital projects funds for ongoing construction and an enterprise fund to account for an art museum. It also has one discretely presented component unit.

1. The government-wide financial statements indicated the following Year 4 totals:

1. Education had net expenses of $652,000.

2. Parks had net expenses of $143,000.

3. Art museum had net revenues of $73,750.

4. General revenues were $960,250; the overall increase in net position was $239,000.

1. The fund financial statements issued for Year 4 indicated the following:

1. The general fund had an increase of $41,000 in its fund balance.

2. The capital projects fund had an increase of $63,500 in its fund balance.

3. The enterprise fund had an increase of $78,250 in its net position.

1. Officials for Wolfe define “available” as current financial resources to be paid or collected within 60 days.

On the first day of the year, the City of Wolfe bought $22,250 of equipment with a 5-year life and no salvage value for its school system. It was capitalized but no other entries were ever made. The machine was monitored using the modified approach.

1. Based on the information provided above, what was the correct overall change in the net position in the government-wide financial statements?

2. What was the correct amount of net expenses for education in the government-wide statements?

Answer 1

1.

The correct overall change in the net position in the government-wide financial statements:-

The modified approach is applicable to infrasructure asset and not for the machine having definite life. Hence there is an incorrect ommission of depreciation expense for the year amounting = $22,250 / 5 = $4,450

The depreciation should be included to increase the net postion from $239,000 to $234,550 ($239,000 - $4,450)

2.

The correct amount of net expenses for education in the government-wide statements:

The depreciation expense increase the net expense for education from $652,000 to $656,450 ($652,000 + $4,450)

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