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During December 2022, West Fallowfield Township decided to construct sidewalks for a neighborhood. Estimated cost is $1,100,000 and construction is expected to be completed during the summer of 2024. The project is to be funded first from a state grant that is expected to be received in 2023, then from special assessment bonds that are to be issued in 2023. Any remaining balance is to be paid from the townships General Fund. During 2023, the township engaged in the following transactions, all of which are recorded in a Capital Projects Fund. Using good form, prepare the 2023 journal entries to record these transactions in the Capital Projects Fund.
a. The state awarded the township a reimbursement grant of $600,000 to assist in the construction of the sidewalks. The township received the $600,000 cash at the time the grant was announced.
b. The township issued $500,000 in bonds (face value) at a premium of $80,000 and incurred $115,000 in issue costs.
c. The General Fund committed (promised) to make up to the Capital Projects Fund the $35,000 deficiency that resulted in part b.
d. The township invested $450,000 in short-term (less than one year) securities.
e. The township issued purchase orders and signed construction contracts totaling $780,000.
f. The township paid invoices from the construction contractor totaling $490,000.
g. The township recognized the revenue earned from the states reimbursement grant.
h. The township sold investments that originally cost $200,000, receiving $181,000 cash.
i. As promised in part c, the Capital Projects Fund received $15,000 from the General Fund, with the remaining $20,000 balance to be received in January 2024.
j. By year-end, the investments still on hand had increased in value by $52,000
Using the journal entries prepared in the previous problem for West Fallowfield Townships Capital Projects Fund, using good form, prepare the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance for the year ending December 31,2023; and the Balance Sheet at December 31,2023. At December 31,2022, the townships Capital Projects Fund had the following account balances in its General Ledger:
Cash -- $ 980,000
Investments -- $ 340,000
Unreserved Fund Balance -- $ 1,320,000

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