Advanced Accounting (Looseleaf)
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Chapter 17, Problem 6Q
The City of VanStone operates a solid waste landfill. This facility is 11 percent full after the first year of operation and 24 percent after the second year. How much expense should be recognized on the government-wide financial statements in the second year for closure costs? Assuming that the landfill is reported in the general fund, what expenditure should be recognized in the second year on the fund financial statements?
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7.) Linden County operates a solid waste landfill that is accounted for in an enterprise fund. The county calculated this year's portion of the total closure and postclosure costs associated with the landfill to be $300,000. The entry(ies) to record this cost should be:
A.) Debit landfill expense $300,000; Credit liability for landfill costs $300,000
B.) Debit landfill expense $300,000; Credit liability for landfill costs $300,000 AND include an addition of $300,000 on the schedule of changes in long-term obligations.
C.) Show only an addition of $300,000 on the schedule of changes in long-term obligations.
D.) No entry in the fund; No addition on the schedule of changes in long-term obligations.
A city starts a solid waste landfill that it expects to fill to capacity gradually over a 12-year period. At the end of the first year, it is 7 percent filled. At the end of the second year, it is 17 percent filled. Currently, the cost of closure and postclosure is estimated at $1 million. None of this amount will be paid until the landfill has reached its capacity.
If this landfill is judged to be a governmental fund, what liability will be reported at the end of the second year on fund financial statements?
a. $170,000.
b. $0.
c. $100,000.
d. $180,000.
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If this landfill is judged to be a governmental fund, what liability will be reported at the end of the second year on fund financial statements? Choose the correct.a. $–0–b. $110,000c. $190,000d. $200,000
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Advanced Accounting (Looseleaf)
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