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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the City of Johnstown issued 6% general obligation serial bonds in the amount of $2,000,000 at 102 ($2,040,000) and used $1,980,000 of the proceeds to construct a fire station. The $40,000 premium was transferred to a debt service fund. The $20,000 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, 2015 and paid interest on October 1 and April 1. The first of 10 equal annual principal payments was due on April 1, 2016.
-What would be the amount of expenditures recorded by the debt service fund for the fiscal year ended December 31,2016?

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The total amount of principal to be repaid over 10 years is $2,000,000 (the face value of the bonds). Therefore, each year the debt service fund would record $200,000 ($2,000,000/10) in principal expenditures. In addition, the interest payment on April 1, 2016 would be $60,000 ($2,000,000 x 6% x 3/12), and the interest payment on October 1, 2016 would be $60,000 as well. Adding these up, we get $320,000 in total expenditures for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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