Question

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the City of Johnstown issued 5% general obligation serial bonds in the amount of $2,000,000 at 102 ($2,040,000) and used $1,990,000 of the proceeds to construct a fire station. The $40,000 premium was transferred to a debt service fund. The $10,000 left in the capital projects fund at the end of the project was later transferred to the debt service fund. The bonds were dated April 1, 2020 and paid interest on October 1 and April 1. The first of 10 equal annual principal payments was due on April 1, 2021. What would be the amount of expenditures recorded by the debt service fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020?

a) $100,000
b) $50,000
c) $95,000
d) $150,000

Answer 1

Option B.. $50,000

Step-by-step explanation:

DATA

Coupon rate = 5%

issue value = 2000,000

Time period = 6months ( April 1 to October 1)

Expenditure = ?

Solution

Expenditure recorded by the debt service fund can be calculated as

Expenditure = Issue value x Coupon rate x time period

Expenditure = 2,000,000 x 5% x6/12

Expenditure = 50,000

Option B.. $50,000 would be the correct answer