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The statement of activities of the government-wide financial statements is designed primarily to provide information to assess which of the following?
A.
Operational accountability.
B.
Financial accountability.
C.
Fiscal accountability.
D.
Functional accountability.
A.
Operational accountability.
A government-wide statement of net position must include which of the following?
A.
Prior-year comparative financial data
B.
Primary government fiduciary fund data
C.
A consolidation of all government-wide activities
D.
A distinction between governmental and business-type activities
D.
A distinction between governmental and business-type activities
Nox City reported a $25,000 net increase in the fund balances for total governmental funds. Nox also reported an increase in net assets for the following funds:
Motor pool internal service fund $9,000
Water enterprise fund $12,000
Employee pension fund $7,000
The motor pool internal service fund provides service to the general fund departments. What amount should Nox report as the change in net assets for governmental activities?
A.
$25,000
B.
$34,000
C.
$41,000
D.
$46,000
B.
$34,000
Brandon County’s general fund had the following transactions during the year:
Transfer to a debt service fund $100,000
Payment to a pension trust fund $500,000
Purchase of equipment $300,000
What amount should Brandon County report for the general fund as other financing uses in its governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances?
A.
$100,000
B.
$400,000
C.
$800,000
D.
$900,000
A.
$100,000
A state had general obligation bonds outstanding that required payment of interest on July 1 and January 1 of each year. State law allowed for the general fund to make debt payments without the use of a fiscal agent. The fiscal year ended June 30. Which of the following accounts would have decreased when the state paid the interest due on July 1?
A.
Interest expenditures.
B.
Interest payable.
C.
Interest expense.
D.
Fund balance.
D.
Fund balance.
Which of the following is the paramount objective of financial reporting by state and local governments?
A.
Reliability.
B.
Consistency.
C.
Comparability.
D.
Accountability.
D.
Accountability.
At the end of the fiscal year, a state government reported capital assets of $20 million, accumulated depreciation of $5 million, restricted assets of $3 million, and liabilities of $7 million. What amount should the government report as the total net position in its government-wide financial statements?
A.
$8 million
B.
$11 million.
C.
$15 million.
D.
$18 million.
B.
$11 million.
Kenn City obtained a municipal landfill and passed a local ordinance that required the city to operate the landfill so that the costs of operating the landfill, as well as the capital costs, are to be recovered with charges to customers. Which of the following funds should Kenn City use to report the activities of the landfill?
A.
Enterprise.
B.
Permanent.
C.
Special revenue.
D.
Internal service.
A.
Enterprise.
Which of the following funds of a local government would report transfers to other funds as an other financing use?
A.
Enterprise.
B.
Internal service.
C.
Pension trust.
D.
General.
D.
General.
On January 1, Fonk City approved the following general fund resources for the new fiscal period:
Property taxes $5,000,000
Licenses and permits $400,000
Intergovernmental revenues $150,000
Transfers in from other funds $350,000
What amount should Fonk record as estimated revenues for the new fiscal year?
A.
$5,400,000
B.
$5,550,000
C.
$5,750,000
D.
$5,900,000
B.
$5,550,000
Elm City issued a purchase order for supplies with an estimated cost of $5,000. When the supplies were received, the accompanying invoice indicated an actual price of $4,950. What amount should Elm debit (credit) to Budgetary Fund Balance - Reserved for Encumbrances after the supplies and invoice were received?
A.
($50)
B.
$50
C.
$4,950
D.
$5,000
D.
$5,000
Powell City purchased a piece of equipment to be used by a department financed by the general fund. How should Powell report the acquisition in the general fund?
A.
As an expenditure.
B.
Capitalize, depreciation is optional.
C.
Capitalize, depreciation is required.
D.
Capitalize, depreciation is not permitted.
A.
As an expenditure.
A city government reported a $9,000 increase in net position in the motor pool internal service fund, a $12,000 increase in net position in the water enterprise fund, and a $7,000 increase in the employee pension fund. The motor pool internal service fund provides service primarily to the police department. What amount should the city report as the change in net position for business-type activities in its statement of activities?
A.
$9,000
B.
$12,000
C.
$21,000
D.
$28,000
B.
$12,000
Dayne County’s general fund had the following disbursements during the year:
Payment of principal on long-term debt $100,000
Payments to vendors $500,000
Purchase of a computer $300,000
What amount should Dayne County report as expenditures in its governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances?
A.
$300,000
B.
-$500,000
C.
$800,000
D.
$900,000
D.
$900,000
On March 1, Wag City issued $1,000,000, ten-year, 6% general obligation bonds at par with no bond issue costs. The bonds pay interest September 1 and March 1. What amount of interest expense and bond interest payable should Wag report in its government-wide financial statements at the close of the fiscal year on December 31?
A.
Interest expense, $50,000; interest payable, $20,000.
B.
Interest expense, $50,000; interest payable, $0.
C.
Interest expense, $60,000; interest payable, $10,000.
D.
Interest expense, $30,000; interest payable, $0.
A.
Interest expense, $50,000; interest payable, $20,000.
Which of the following is a minimum required report for the basic financial statements of a government entity?
A.
Fund financial statements.
B.
Management’s discussion and analysis.
C.
Required supplementary information.
D.
Budgetary comparison schedules.
A.
Fund financial statements.
A city’s water enterprise fund received interest of $10,000 on long-term investments. How should this amount be reported on the Statement of Cash Flows?
A.
Operating activities.
B.
Noncapital financing activities.
C.
Capital and related financing activities.
D.
Investing activities.
D.
Investing activities.
Several Bay City employees accepted a voluntary termination plan during year 1. The city will pay a set amount to the terminated employees as follows:
During year 1 20,000
End of year 2 30,000
End of year 3 15,000
The discounted present value of the payment for year 2 and year 3 is $42,000. What amount of expenditures should be reported in the governmental fund-level financial statements in year 1?
A.
$20,000
B.
$50,000
C.
$62,000
D.
$65,000
A.
$20,000
Which of the following items is recognized for governmental activities in the government-wide statement of activities and not the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance for governmental funds?
A.
Transfers between governmental funds
B.
Property tax revenue for an amount deferred because it was not available
C.
A state grant awarded and received for road repairs that were completed this fiscal year
D.
Salaries payable at the end of the current year that will be paid at the beginning of the subsequent year
B.
Property tax revenue for an amount deferred because it was not available
Assuming no outstanding encumbrances at year end, closing entries for which of the following situations would increase the unreserved fund balance at year end?
A.
Actual revenues were less than estimated revenues.
B.
Estimated revenues exceed actual appropriations.
C.
Actual expenditures exceed appropriations.
D.
Appropriations exceed actual expenditures.
D.
Appropriations exceed actual expenditures.
How should a city’s general fund report the acquisition of a new police car in its governmental fund statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances?
A.
Noncurrent asset.
B.
Expenditure.
C.
Expense.
D.
Property, plant and equipment.
B.
Expenditure.
A city taxes merchants for various central district improvements. Which of the following accounting methods assist(s) in assuring that these revenues are expended legally?
A.
Both fund accounting and budgetary accounting.
B.
Fund accounting, not budgetary accounting.
C.
Budgetary accounting, not fund accounting.
D.
Neither fund accounting nor budgetary accounting.
A.
Both fund accounting and budgetary accounting.
s of December 31, 20X5, ABC city compiled the information below for its capital assets, exclusive of infrastructure assets.
Cost of capital assets financed with
general obligation debt and tax revenues $3,500,000
Accumulated depreciation on the capital assets $750,000
Outstanding debt related to the capital assets $1,250,000
On the government-wide statement of net position at December 31, 20X5, under the governmental activities column, the information related to capital assets should be reported in the net position section at which of the following amounts?
A.
$3,500,000
B.
$1,500,000
C.
$2,250,000
D.
$2,750,000
B.
$1,500,000
The city accountant for a newly established municipality is setting up the new fund structure for the city’s accounting system. How many funds should the accountant establish for the city?
A.
Two, a general fund and a special revenue fund as required by GAAP.
B.
Two, a special revenue fund and a general fund as required by the city manager.
C.
The minimum number of funds consistent with the needs of the city accountant.
D.
The minimum number of funds consistent with legal requirements and sound financial administration.
D.
The minimum number of funds consistent with legal requirements and sound financial administration.