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Instructor’s Manual for Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-
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SOLUTIONS MANUAL for Financial Management for Public H
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ealth, and Not-for-
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Profit Organizations 7th Edition by Steven Finkler, Thad Cala
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brese, (Complete 15 Chapters)
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1. Financial management is the subset of management that focuses on generating financial i
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nformationthat can improve decisions. The decisions are oriented toward achieving the vario
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us goals of the organization while maintaining a satisfactory financial situation. Financial mana
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gement encompassesthe broad areas of accounting and finance.
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1-2. In proprietary, or for-
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profit, organizations, an underlying goal is to maximize the wealth of the owners of the orga
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nization.

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3. In public service organizations, decisions are oriented toward achieving the various goals
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of the organization while maintaining a satisfactory financial situation.
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4. Accounting is a system for keeping track of the financial status of an organization and the
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mfinancial results of its activities. It has often been referred to as the language of business. T
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he vocabulary used by accounting is the language of nonbusiness organizations as well.
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5. Accounting is subdivided into two major areas: managerial accounting and financial accou
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nting. Managerial accounting relates to generating any financial information that managers c
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an use to improve the future results of the organization. This includes techniques designed t
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o generate any financial data that might help managers make more effective decisions. Major
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maspects of managerialaccounting relate to making financial plans for the organization, implem
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enting those plans, and thenworking to ensure that the plans are achieved. Some examples o
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f managerial accounting include preparing annual operating budgets, generating information f
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or use in making major investment decisions, and providing the data needed to decide whet
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her to buy or lease a major piece of equipment. Financial accounting provides retrospective i
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nformation. As events that have financial implications occur they are recorded by the financial
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maccounting system. From time to time (usuallymonthly, quarterly, or annually), the recorded
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data are summarized and reported to interested users.The users include both internal manag
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ers and people outside the organization. Those outsiders include those who have lent or mig
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ht lend money to the organization (creditors), those who might sell things to the organizatio
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n (called suppliers or vendors), and other interested parties. These interested parties may incl
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ude those with a particular interest in public service organizations, such asregulators, legislato
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, Instructor’s Manual for Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-
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rs,Profit
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on at a specific point in time, as well as reporting the past results of the organization‘s opera
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tions (i.e., how well it has done from a financial viewpoint).
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6. Finance focuses on the alternative sources and uses of the organization‘s financial resourc
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es. Obtaining funds when needed from appropriate sources and the deployment of resources
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mwithin theorganization fall under this heading. In addition, finance involves the financial mar
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kets (such as stock and bond markets) that provide a means to generating funds for organiz
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ations.

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7. Yes. Achieving the goals of the organization requires financial planning. Financial managem
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ent provides information for managers to use in making their decisions. It helps managers b
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y providing information on the likely financial impact of each proposed alternative. It also pr
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ovides information about financial stability, efficiency, and effectiveness.
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8. Clearly, we might expect some public service organizations that are proprietary, such as s
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ome hospitals, to earn profits. But what about other public service organizations such as cha
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rities? Theyshould make a profit as well. Profits provide a safety margin against unexpected
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costs, provide resources to replace buildings and equipment, and to expand and improve ser
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vices.

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 Individual income taxes !m !m


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State and local government (see text Figure 1-4)
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Health sector (see text Figure 1-6)
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 Donations

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10. Federal government spending exceeded $6 trillion in 2020 and state and local government
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mspendingwas more than $3 trillion in 2018. In contrast, the GDP was $21 trillion in 2020. Fo
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Steven A. Finkler, Thad D. Calabrese, Daniel L. Smith Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-For-Profit Organizations
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