Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: On the first day of Year 4, the city receives a

On the first day of Year 4, the city receives a painting as a gift that qualifies as a work of art. It has a30-year life, is worth $15,000, and is being displayed at one of the local parks. The accoun...

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Q: Assume that the one component unit had program revenues of $30

Assume that the one component unit had program revenues of $30,000 and expenses of $42,000and spent $10,000 for land during Year 4. However, it should have been handled as a blended componentunit, not...

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Q: The city maintains a landfill that has been recorded during the current

The city maintains a landfill that has been recorded during the current year within its parks. The landfillgenerated program revenues of $4,000 in Year 4 and cash expenses of $15,000. It also paid $3,...

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Q: On the first day of the year, the City of Wolfe

On the first day of the year, the City of Wolfe bought $20,000 of equipment with a 5-year life andno salvage value for its school system. It was capitalized but no other entries were ever made. Themac...

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Q: A city has a solid waste landfill that was filled 12 percent

A city has a solid waste landfill that was filled 12 percent in Year 1 and 26 percent in Year 2. Duringthose periods, the government expected that total closure costs would be $2 million. As a result,...

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Q: Use the same information as in problem 44 except that, by

Use the same information as in problem 44 except that, by the end of Year 3, the landfill is40 percent filled. The city now realizes that the total closure costs will be $3 million. Indicatewhether ea...

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Q: A city receives a copy of its original charter from the year

A city receives a copy of its original charter from the year 1799 as a gift from a citizen. The documentwill be put under glass and displayed in the city hall for all to see. The fair value is estimat...

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Q: A city starts a public library that has separate incorporation and gets

A city starts a public library that has separate incorporation and gets some of its money for operationsfrom the state and some from private donations. Indicate whether each of the following independe...

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Q: The City of Dickens has a fiscal year ending December 31,

The City of Dickens has a fiscal year ending December 31, Year 5. The city council is viewed asthe highest level of decision-making authority for the government. For each of the following, indicatewhe...

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Q: On January 1, 2017, the dental partnership of Angela,

On January 1, 2017, the dental partnership of Angela, Diaz, and Krause was formed when thepartners contributed $30,000, $58,000, and $60,000, respectively. Over the next three years, thebusiness repor...

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