Answer:
The correct answer is:
$4.9 million
Explanation:
To find the debt balance at the end of 2016, we will first group the entries into debit or credit entries from 2014 to 2016, and this is done as follows:
particulars          debit entry (million dollars)    credit (million dollars)
debt in 2014 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -
deficit in 2015 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -
surplus in 2016 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.4
Total                          5.3                   0.4
Debt balance at the end of 2016 = 5.3 - 0.4 = $4.9 million