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Government financial reports should be useful in assessing a government's
accountability. Three objectives of government financial reporting identify
how financial reporting can be useful in assessing a government's
accountability. Which of the following is not related to one of the
objectives?
a. Providing information on operating results for the current period.
b. Providing information on meeting current year service performance
goals.
c. Providing information related to the provision of - ✔✔b
Which of the following amounts that are identified at the end of the fiscal
year would be classified as an assigned fund balance?
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,a. Resources the city manager has set aside for a major street repair.
b. A federal grant that is to be used for playground equipment.
c. Significant amounts of inventory.
d. Endowment resources that the city must maintain in perpetuity. - ✔✔a
How does the GASB recommend governments report budgetary
information?
a. As a required financial statement.
b. As a note disclosure.
c. As required supplementary information.
d. As other supplementary information. - ✔✔c
The measurement focus and basis of accounting that should be used for the
government-wide financial statements are
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,a. Current financial resources - Modified accrual
b. Current financial resources - Accrual
c. Economic resources - Modified accrual
d. Economic resources - Accrual - ✔✔d
Which of the following statements is true regarding the basic financial
statements of a state or local government?
a. Separate columns should be provided in the government-wide financial
statements for governmental activities and business-type activities.
b. Governmental fund and proprietary fund financial statements should
provide a separate column for each major fund.
c. Aggregate information about all nonmajor governmental funds should
be reported in a single column of the governmental fund - ✔✔all
Under the modified accrual basis of accounting:
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, a. Revenues are recognized at the time an exchange transaction occurs.
b. Expenditures are recognized as the cost of an asset expires or is used up
in providing government services.
c. Revenues are recognized when current financial resources become
measurable and available to pay current-period obligations.
d. Expenses are recognized when an obligation occurs for costs incurred in
providing services. - ✔✔c
Choose the type of fund that would most likely be reported in the
examples given:
Costs of a central printing function.
a. custodial
b. capital projects
c. debt service
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