The City of Lawrence opens a solid waste landfill in 2010 that is at 54 percent of

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The City of Lawrence opens a solid waste landfill in 2010 that is at 54 percent of capacity on December 31, 2010. The city had initially anticipated closure costs of $2 million but later that year decided that closure costs would actually be $2.4 million. None of these costs will be incurred until 2017 when the landfill is scheduled to be closed.
a. What will appear on the government-wide financial statements for this landfill for the year ended December 31, 2010?
b. Assuming that the landfill is recorded within the General Fund, what will appear on the fundbased financial statements for this landfill for the year ended December 31, 2010?

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077431808

10th edition

Authors: Joe Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik

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