Chapter 5, Problem 18EP

Make all necessary entries in the appropriate governmental fund general journal and the government-wide governmental activities general journal for each of the following transactions entered into by the City of Loveland.

1. 1. The city received a donation of land that is to be used by Parks and Recreation to develop a public park. At the time of the donation, the land had an acquisition value of $5,200,000 and was recorded on the donor’s books at a historical cost of $4,500,000.
2. 2. The Public Works Department sold machinery with a historical cost of $35,100 and accumulated depreciation of $28,700 for $6,000. The machinery had originally been purchased with special revenue funds.
3. 3. A car was leased for the mayor’s use. The first payment was $1,000 and the present value of the remaining lease payments was $29,000. (Note: The initial cash payment was made by the General Fund.)
4. 4. During the current year, a capital projects fund completed a new public safety building that was started in the prior year. The total cost of the project was $9,720,000. Financing for the project came from a $9,000,000 bond issue that was sold in the prior year and from a $720,000 federal capital grant received in the current year. Current-year expenditures for the project totaled $1,176,000. The full cost is attributed to the building because it was constructed on city-owned property.
5. 5. The city records a half year of straight-line depreciation on capital assets placed in service during the year. The building in item 4 above has an estimated 30-year life and no salvage value.
6. 6. Due to technological developments, the city determined that the service capacity of some of the technology equipment used by general government had been impaired. The calculated impairment loss due to technology obsolescence was $1,156,000.