The Chicago History Museum is a privately funded institution that promotes the history of Chicago and Illinois.

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The Chicago History Museum is a privately funded institution that promotes the history of Chicago and Illinois. It receives support from member ships, fees, grants and investment income. Suppose that the Museum's unadjusted trial balance at June 30, 2013, is as follows:
The Chicago History Museum is a privately funded institution that

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1. At the end of fiscal 2013, documented pledges were received in the amount of $5,000,000 per year for the next 10 years. These pledges have not been recorded. The appropriate discount rate is 4%, and no amounts are estimated to be uncollectible.
2. In fiscal 2012, the Museum received and properly recorded as restricted contributions a documented pledge in the amount of $10,000,000 per year for five years, to cover operating expenses. In fiscal 2013, the Museum recorded receipt of the first $10,000,000 installment as an unrestricted contribution. The appropriate discount rate is 4%.
3. The Museum recorded a $2,500,000 conditional contribution received in 2013 as an unrestricted contribution. The condition has not been met as of the fiscal year-end.
4. The Museum used $27,500,000 in donations restricted to the building fund for construction activities. This was recorded as an increase in land, buildings and equipment. The Museum also spent $4,000,000 in donations restricted to specific program activities, recorded as an increase in expenses for exhibitions and programs. Both expenditures reduced cash.
5. The following donated services were not recorded. Estimated fair values are in parenthesis.
€¢ Tax and other financial services performed by CPAs ($500,000)
€¢ Maintenance services provided by neighborhood volunteers ($800,000)
€¢ Contractor services for construction of the building ($10,000,000)
6. The investments held at year-end have a fair value of $15,000,000. Investment gains are donor-restricted to specific program activities.
Required
a. Record the entries necessary to correct The Chicago History Museum's June 30,2013 trial balance.
b. Prepare, in good form, The Chicago History Museum's fiscal 2013 statement of activities and its June 30, 2013, statement of financial position.

Discount Rate
Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...
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