The City of Wolfe has issued its financial statements for Ye

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. The government-wide financial statements indicated the following Year 4 totals: Education had net expenses of $618,000. Parks had net expenses of $115,000. Art museum had net revenues of $65,250 General revenues were $832,750; the overall increase in net position was $165,000 The fund financial statements issued for Year 4 indicated the following: The General Fund had an increase of $52,750 in its fund balance. The Capital Projects Fund had an increase of $57,250 in its fund balance. The Enterprise Fund had an increase of $79,500 in its net position. 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 $20,500 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. a. Based on the information provided above, what was the correct overall change in the net position in the government-wide financial statements? he correct increase in net asset is b. What was the correct amount of net expenses for education in the government-wide statements? Net expenses

Solution

Part A

The correct increase in net assets is $160,900

The modified approach only applies to infrastructure assets and not to machines and the like that have adefinite life. Thus, $4,100 in depreciation expense for the year ($20,500/5 years) has been incorrectlyomitted. Including the recording of depreciation reduces the increase in net position from $165000 to $160,900.

Part B

Net expenses $622,100

The depreciation expense discussed in (a) above increases the net expenses for education from $618,000 to $622,100 (618000+4100).