The municipality of Smallville has arranged to borrow $30 million in order to implement several public projects (flood control, school security, etc.). The interest rate will be 3% per year, payable at the end of each year. This $30 million debt will be retired by making payments of $5 million at the end of each year. The Board of Supervisors is concerned that it will take too long to pay off this debt. How many years will it take to retire this $30 million debt and its associated interest payments?

Voters of Valdez School District, a public school district, approved construction of a new high school at a cost not to exceed $20 million.  The district will finance the construction by issuing $20 million of 6 percent term bonds payable in 20 years.  Because the site had already been prepared, the school district began construction immediately but the bonds would not be issued for nearly a year.  Shortly before the fiscal year-end, the school district borrowed $5 million from a local bank due in one year with interest at 6.2 percent.  The note will be repaid from bond proceeds.  The school district secured a financing agreement with the bank to convert the debt to a 10-year debt if the school district is unable to sell the bonds by the due date.  At year-end, how should the $5 million note be displayed  in the government-wide financial statements? A.) Notes payable-long term $5 million; B.) Notes payable-short term $5 million;  C.) Nothing D.) None of above

On January 1, 2020, the City of Hastings creates a solid waste landfill that it expects to reach capacity gradually over the next 20 years. If the landfill were to be closed at the current time, closure costs would be approximately $1.88 million plus an additional $750,000 for postclosure work. Of these totals, the city must pay $63,500 on December 31 of each year for preliminary closure work. At the end of 2020, the landfill reaches 3 percent of capacity. At the end of 2021, the landfill reaches 11 percent of capacity. At the end of 2021, a reassessment is made. Experts determine total closure costs will be $2.08 million rather than $1.88 million.   Assume the city views the landfill as an enterprise fund. What journal entries should the city make in 2020 and 2021 in preparing government-wide financial statements? Assume the city views the landfill as being within the general fund. What journal entries should the city make in 2020 and 2021 in preparing government-wide financial…

Neighboring parishes in Louisiana have agreed to pool road tax resources already designated for bridge refurbishment. At a recent meeting, the engineers estimated that a total of $500,000 will be deposited at the end of next year into an account for the repair of old and safety-questionable bridges throughout the area. Further, they estimate that the deposits will increase by $100,000 per year for only 9 years thereafter, then cease. Determine the equivalent (a) present worth and (b) annual series amounts, if public funds earn at a rate of 5% per year. Draw also the cash flow diagram

Several years ago, an individual won $27 million in the state lottery. To pay off the winner, the state planned to make an initial $1 million payment immediately followed by equal annual payments of $1.3 million at the end of each year for the next 20 years. Just before receiving any money, the person offered to sell the winning ticket back to the state for a one-time immediate payment of $14.4 million. If the state uses a 6%/year MARR, should it accept the offer? Use a present worth analysis.

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 proprietary fund, what liability will be reported at the end of the second year on fund financial statements?   a. $100,000. b. $180,000. c. $170,000. d. $0.