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This assignment covers Chapter 6 and is due by Wednesday, October 16 It uses the 2014 CAFR from the City of Pittsburgh found at www.pittsburghpa.gov This assignment includes 10 questions.

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QUESTION 1

1. At the end of 2014, how much more can the city legally borrow (in thousands)?

$780,248

$341,154

$1,121,402

$448,561

1 points   

QUESTION 2

1. Many entities tax the property of city residents.  The largest source of debt burden to the city residents comes from which entity?

Pittsburgh School District

Allegheny County

Cannot be determined from the CAFR.

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority

City of Pittsburgh direct debt

1 points   

QUESTION 3

1. The largest source of financing for the Debt Service Funds comes from:

Interest and Dividends

Refunding

Intergovernmental revenues

Transfers from other funds.

Taxes

1 points   

QUESTION 4

1. What amount of total long-term liabilities is classified as current in the governmental activities?

There are no long-term liabilities classified as current in the governmental activities.

$61,135,000

$143,442,298

$61,923,067

1 points   

QUESTION 5

1. Using the schedule showing changes in debt, which statement best describes the amount of Council and Public Election General Obligation Debt sold and retired during the year. 

The city retired general obligation bonds but did not issue any. 

The city issued general obligation bonds but did not retire any.

The city retired more general obligation bonds than it issued.

The city issued more general obligation bonds than it retired.

1 points   

QUESTION 6

1. The notes to the financial statements indicates the city has exposure to which of the following types of risk associated with its debt service and other governmental fund investments?  (Check all that apply)

Credit risk

Interest rate risk

Custodial credit risk

Concentration risk

1 points   

QUESTION 7

1. When the city amortizes the premium on bonds issued it will

Decrease both interest expenditures and interest expense

Increase both interest expenditures and interest expense

Decrease interest expenditures

Increase interest expenditures

Decrease interest expense

Increase interest expense

1 points   

QUESTION 8

1. Fund balances in the city's Debt Service Funds are classified as (mark all that apply):

Nonspendable fund balance

Assigned fund balance

Committed fund balace

Unassigned fund balance

Restricted fund balance

1 points   

QUESTION 9

1. Which of the following resource inflows would properly be classified as revenue of a debt service fund?  (check all that apply)

Special assessment taxes (government is liable for the obligation).

Accrual of interest earned, but not yet received on investments of the debt service fund. 

Receipt of the  premium on a new bond issue.

Taxes collected by the General Fund and transferred to the Debt service fund.

1 points   

QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following statements best describes the use of premiums on bonds issued by the city in the current year.

 Some premiums were used by the Capital Projects funds but others were required to be used for principal and/or interest.

 All the premiums were usable by the Capital Projects fund.

 None of the premiums were usable by the Capital Projects fund.

 Premiums were deposited in the Capital Projects funds and then transferred to the debt service funds.

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