Questions from Accounting for Government and Non-Profit


Q: Choose the best answer. 1. An often used approach

Choose the best answer. 1. An often used approach to budgeting that simply derives the New Year’s budget from the current year’s budget is called: a. Planning-programming-budgeting. b. Incremental bud...

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Q: A portion of the General Fund operating budget for Southwest City’s Street

A portion of the General Fund operating budget for Southwest City’s Street Department follows here and on subsequent pages. Required After reading and evaluating the budget informat...

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Q: The Little Feet Dance Association is a performing arts program in an

The Little Feet Dance Association is a performing arts program in an urban area. It was established to increase appreciation for dance among youth and strengthen social bonds in the community. The ass...

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Q: The police chief of the Town of Meridian submitted the following budget

The police chief of the Town of Meridian submitted the following budget request for the police department for the forthcoming budget year 2011–12. Upon questioning by the newly app...

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Q: Eagleview City prepares a quarterly forecast of cash flows for its water

Eagleview City prepares a quarterly forecast of cash flows for its water service department. Data for the upcoming quarter (in alphabetical order) measured on the cash basis are presented below. The...

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Q: The City of Ankeny, Iowa, has produced a Service Efforts

The City of Ankeny, Iowa, has produced a Service Efforts and Accomplishments report since 2003 in an attempt to answer the question, “Am I getting my money’s worth?...

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Q: What are the three broad categories of service efforts and accomplishments (

What are the three broad categories of service efforts and accomplishments (SEA) measures? Explain the GASB’s role in developing standards for SEA reporting.

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Q: Explain why conventional cost accounting systems have become less useful in both

Explain why conventional cost accounting systems have become less useful in both business and government settings. How does activity-based costing (ABC) reduce the problems created by conventional cos...

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Q: The finance officer of a small city has heard that certain items

The finance officer of a small city has heard that certain items of cost may be allowable under federal grants, even though they were not incurred specifically for the grant. To what source could the...

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Q: “The sole objective of budgeting in a governmental entity is to

“The sole objective of budgeting in a governmental entity is to demonstrate compliance with appropriation legislation.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

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