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Use the following information for problems 7, 8, and 9 A city starts a solid wast...

Use the following information for problems 7, 8, and 9

A city starts a solid waste landfill that it expects to fill to capacity gradually over a 10-year period. At the end of the first year, it is 8 percent filled. At the end of the second year, it is 19 percent filled. Currently, the cost of closure and postclosure is estimated at $1 million. None of this amount will be paid until the landfill has reached its capacity.

If this landfill is judged to be a governmental fund, what liability will be reported at the end of the second year on fund-based financial statements?

a. $–0–.

b. $110,000.

c. $190,000.

d. $200,000.

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