Govt Accounting Q & A 3
11/22/2015 Module 3: Mastery Exercise | Schoology
https://app.schoology.com/assignment/369078315/assessment 1/2
Government and NonProfit Accounting: FAL ...
Module 3: Mastery Exercise
Question 1 (1 point)
In its governmental fund financial statements, a government should recognize revenue from special assessments _____.
a in the year it imposes a special assessment
b in the year an assessment is due
c in the year an assessment is paid
d in the year an assessment becomes available for expenditure
Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following funds would use the modified accrual basis of accounting in preparing its fund financial statements?
a City Electric Utility Enterprise Fund
b City Hall Capital Projects Fund
c City Motor Pool Internal Service Fund
d City Employee Pension Trust Fund
Question 3 (1 point)
Under existing federal statutes, arbitrage, as it applies to state and local governments, is _____.
a illegal
b illegal unless the government can demonstrate a “just cause” for engaging in it
c legal in some circumstances, but the government may be required to remit arbitrage earnings to the federal government
d illegal unless there is no more than a 2 percent difference between interest earned and interest paid
Question 4 (1 point)
The repayment of bond principal should be reported in the fund statements of a debt service fund as a(n) _____.
a reduction of bonds payable
b expenditure
c other financing use
d direct reduction of fund balance
Question 5 (1 point)
When accounting for inventory items in a governmental fund, GASB standards permit the use of the consumption method only.
True
False
Question 6 (1 point)
In which fund type would a government’s capital projects fund be found?
a governmental fund type
b proprietary fund type
c fiduciary fund type
d governmental activities
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11/22/2015 Module 3: Mastery Exercise | Schoology
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Question 7 (1 point)
The debt service fund of a government is accounted for using which of the following bases of accounting?
a budgetary basis
b cash basis
c modified accrual basis
d accrual basis
Question 8 (1 point)
Which of the following is not an accepted modification of the accrual basis concerning the recognition of expenditures in governmental funds?
a vacations and sick leave should never be accrued
b capital assets should be reported as expenditures when the assets are acquired
c inventory and the costs of using supplies may be accounted for using the purchases method
d claims and judgments should be reported as expenditures only insofar as they will be paid out of current financial resources
Question 9 (1 point)
Which of the following funds would use the accrual basis of accounting in preparing its fund financial statements?
a City General Fund
b City Hall Capital Projects Fund
c City Motor Pool Internal Service Fund
d none of the above
Question 10 (1 point)
As used in governmental accounting, expenditures are decreases in _____.
a net assets
b net current financial resources
c net cash
d net economic resources
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