On a Financial Balance Sheet, Debts (Negative Numbers) Are Denoted

question 33

Short Answer

On a financial balance sheet, debts (negative numbers) are denoted within parentheses. Assets (positive numbers) are written without parentheses. What is the 1,989 fund balance for the school whose financial records are shown in the table below? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Fund balances } & \mathbf { S } \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Classroom } \\\text { supplies }\end{array} & 408 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Emergency } \\\text { needs }\end{array} & 1,537 \\\hline \text { Holiday program } & ( 220 ) \\\hline \text { Insurance } & 3,746 \\\hline \text { Janitorial } & ( 4,372 ) \\\hline \text { Licensing } & 4,010 \\\hline \text { Maintenance } & ( 564 ) \\\hline\end{array}$$
Fund balance = $__________

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