Town of Willingdon adopted the following General Fund budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1: Estimated revenues: Taxes $ 15,000,000 Intergovernmental revenues 1,000,000 Licenses and permits 400,000 Fines and forfeits 150,000 Miscellaneous revenues 100,000 Total estimated revenues $ 16,650,000 Appropriations: General government $ 8,000,000 Public safety 6,000,000 Public works 1,550,000 Health and welfare 950,000 Miscellaneous 100,000 Total appropriations $ 16,600,000 Required a-1. Prepare the general journal entries to record the adopted budget at the beginning of the fiscal year.

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51