LAS432 Midterm Exam

1. Question : (TCO 1) The Neolithic Revolution was a result of

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2. Question : (TCO 1) Francis Bacon argued that scientific method differed from logic and mathematics in that

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3. Question : (TCOs 2 & 8) Rapid urbanization in Britain during the 19th century was the result of

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4. Question : (TCOs 2 & 8) Although telephone systems had much in common with telegraph systems, telephone technology was a more social technology because

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5. Question : (TCO 4) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Wiki art?

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6. Question : (TCO 4) According to Winner, the use of computer technologies to supervise workers is

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7. Question : (TCO 8) In Britain, members of the industrial middle classes

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8. Question : (TCO 11) Which of the following is considered a scholarly resource?

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9. Question : (TCO 12) Bill Joy argues that the most dangerous aspect of GNR technologies is

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10. Question : (TCO 12) The term nanotechnology was first used to refer to

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Question :

You must complete all three essays. These essays are worth 50 points each, so please take the time to think through your answers and review them before submitting.

These essays should be a minimum of five paragraphs in length each. They should contain a clear thesis statement in the first paragraph (an answer to the question!). Make sure your explanation is clear and that you provide specific examples. Any quotes from the readings or external materials must include quotation marks and an in-text citation. Failure to identify quoted material could result in a 0 for the exam and a formal academic dishonesty charge.

(TCOs 1 & 2) Do you agree with the assertion that we are now living in a third-great technological transformation-the Knowledge Revolution? Have computers truly changed our lives so much that we can call this a revolution like the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century? Support your answer providing specific comparisons from the two periods.

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45 of 50

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(TCOs 4 & 8) Identify two authors from your readings and compare their views on the impact of technology on a culture. To what degree does each author see the technology affecting social change? Were there special interests involved in the decision making concerning the development and use of the technology? Provide specific examples.

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(TCOs 3 & 4) How have changes in communications technologies affected how we write and what we write? How do wikis and blogs compare to traditional forms such as textbooks and newspaper editorials? Please be specific.

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PA571 Midterm Exam

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Question :

(TCO A) Which answer includes the three major categories of nonprofit organizations?

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(TCO A) Which statement is true?

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(TCO E) Generally, a nonprofit organization is not able to offer a salary comparable to what would be offered by a for-profit business for a similar position. What is a reason for this discrepancy?

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5 of 5

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Question :

(TCO F) You have just been promoted to Volunteer Coordinator at your organization. This is a newly created position so you are responsible for developing all aspects related to volunteer management. What should you include in the New Volunteer Welcome Packet?

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5 of 5

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(TCO F) A nonprofit organization may decide to develop and use a volunteer job description for each position to be filled by a volunteer. Which of the following is a reason that a nonprofit may decide to do so?

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(TCO B) You are on the Board Development Committee of a local nonprofit community center. There are two openings on the Board of Directors, and your committee is in charge of filling those slots. What characteristic in the prospective board member would you most like to see from among the choices below?

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5 of 5

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(TCO B) Turnover on the board of directors of a nonprofit organization is in many cases normal and may in ways even be desirable. But to help ensure some stability in the relationship between the board and the executive director, which one of the following tools might be of some help?

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5 of 5

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(TCO E) Per the Week 2 lecture, a starting place for a nonprofit organization to look for potential candidates for employment is

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(TCO E) Imagine that you are the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization whose mission is to save the rain forests in Brazil. You plan to raise money for your mission by selling memberships in your organization. You have decided that in order to reach your goals, you need to hire a marketing manager. You have interviewed several qualified people, all of whom are currently marketing memberships in for-profit organizations and making about the same income that your position will pay. Assuming you could not offer more money, what would you say or do that could make a top candidate accept your offer?

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5 of 5

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(TCO A) Nonprofit organizations are keenly interested in the results of political processes. What restrictions, if any, are placed upon charities when entering the political arena?

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(TCO F) What item might be most likely to be included in a volunteer job description?

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Question :

(TCO A) Charitable organizations include

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(TCO F) Volunteers are often an integral part of a nonprofit organization. Which one is not a common reason why nonprofits use volunteers?

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Question :

(TCO B) When it comes to recruiting new board members, where is a good starting place?

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Question :

(TCO A) Which one of the following statements is true?

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Question :

(TCO F) As a paid employee to a local nonprofit organization, you have just been promoted to Volunteer Coordinator. You know that the organization has had a difficult time keeping its volunteers. Which one is the best recommendation you might make to help retain more volunteers?

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Question :

(TCO A) The three main legal forms that a nonprofit organization may take are as (1) a corporation, (2) a trust, or (3) an unincorporated association. For purposes of this question, please focus only on a corporation. Please describe briefly the steps that would be needed for an organization to form a new corporation in which to conduct its operations.

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10 of 20

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(TCO B) The Duty of Obedience is one of the three duties imposed on board member of a nonprofit organization under contemporary general standards. Please define this duty and discuss three examples of actions that a board member should do to help meet this duty.

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20 of 20

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Question :

(TCO G) In Week 2, you should have retrieved and analyzed the mission statements of two nonprofit organizations. Based on your analysis, discuss how a nonprofit's mission statement may help the board and the executive director of the organization lead the volunteers and employees.

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20 of 20

PROJ410 Midterm Exam 1

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Question :

(TCO 2) An offshoot of business process outsourcing which requires a greater skill or knowledge of the industry or inner workings of a firm is:

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(TCO 5) To assess the impact of a contract on both the buyer and seller, an analysis of exposure can be completed. Categories analyzed in this exposure analysis include all of the following except:

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Question :

(TCO 7) Issuing an RFP to only one vendor may be appropriate when:

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Question :

(TCO 6) Factors that may affect the BPO agreement structure include all of the following except:

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(TCO 3) How are the procurement responsibilities divided between the project manager and contract administrator?

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(TCO 4) What is the difference between the Cost-Plus-Percentage-Fee (CPF) contract structure and the Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract structure?

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12 of 12

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(TCO 6) Sometimes a seller is selected based solely on lowest price. However, sometimes this is not always the most efficient or effective way of selecting a seller. What are some of the other evaluation criteria that a buyer may use to help select a seller?

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Question :

(TCO 8) What is an independent estimate and why should a buyer produce an independent estimate before selecting a seller?

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12 of 12

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(TCO 7) Explain the purpose of an RFP. What are some common elements of an RFP?

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12 of 12

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(TCO 2) Part 1: Explain the various steps of the project procurement process. Part 2: Using the simple decision of packing and moving your home furnishing from the east coast to the west coast, provide an example of what you would do under each of the six steps of the project procurement process. Part 3: The buyer determines the contract pricing structure during which step of the project procurement process?

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30 of 30

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(TCO 1) Part 1: What are the four contract pricing structures available? Part 2: Describe the appropriate utilization of each and the impact of risk to the buyer and seller. Part 3. What contract pricing structure would you use if you had little to no scope defined?

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PROJ410 Midterm Exam 2

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Question :

(TCO 2) A firm should concentrate on its _____ processes while outsourcing its _____ processes.

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(TCO 5) To assess the impact of a contract on both the buyer and seller, an analysis of exposure can be completed. Categories analyzed in this exposure analysis include all of the following except: ______.

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(TCO 7) All of the following are common RFP topics, except: ______.

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(TCO 6) Factors that may affect the BPO agreement structure include all of the following except: ______.

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(TCO 3) Explain the difference between a contract administrator and a project manager in a procurement situation.

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12 of 12

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(TCO 4) What is the difference between the Cost-Plus-Percentage-Fee (CPF) contract structure and the Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract structure?

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12 of 12

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(TCO 6) Three commonly used evaluation criteria listed in an RFP are overall cost or financial proposal, reputation, and experience. What can the buyer glean from this information and how can the buyer use it to make a decision on a particular seller?

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12 of 12

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(TCO 8) What are the two ways to rank the seller's proposals before selecting a seller?

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(TCO 7) Explain the purpose of an RFP. What are some common elements of an RFP?

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12 of 12

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(TCO 2) Part 1: List and define the six phases of the project procurement management process. Part 2: How could you organize a simple project such as renovating a bathroom into the six steps in the project procurement management process? Part 3: The buyer determines the contract pricing structure during which step of the project procurement process?

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30 of 30

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(TCO 1) Part 1: Discuss the following types of contract pricing: (a) fixed price, (b) cost-plus price, (c) time & materials, and (d) unit price. Part 2: Explain the appropriate utilization of each contract pricing type and the impact of risk to the contracting parties. Part 3: What type of contract pricing structure misaligns the buyer's motivations with the seller's?

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30 of 30

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(TCO 3) Identify and describe the benefits that procurement outsourcing will bring to the organization.

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30 of 30

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(TCO 1) Discuss the importance of obtaining support for the process of Business Process Outsourcing. Who would be important to involve and why?

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30 of 30

MGMT591 Midterm Quiz

1. Question:

Consider this story that appeared in the August 11, 1998 Wall Street Journal: Work Hard, Play Hard: Employers use fun to boost morale
All 25 partners at Certilman, Balin, Adler & Hyman, an East Meadow, N.Y., law firm, are invited to a free conference-room lunch every day. Managing partner Bernard Hyman says the lunches began as a chance to talk business but soon became anticipated social gatherings. “We tell stories, talk about the weekend,” he says, “talk about the football game, talk about our husbands, talk about our wives, talk about our children.”
During lunchtime at JW Genesis Financial Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., Vice Chairman Joel Marks lets workers view his TV-sitcom tapes, including “Seinfeld,” “Mary Tyler Moore” and “Taxi.” Terry Deal, business professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., says companies that bring play and celebration into the workplace often have higher profits. A book he co-wrote cites as an example Southwest Airlines, which encourages crews to joke with passengers.
But he says few companies incorporate play: “One thing we are finding over and over is that work just isn’t any fun anymore.”
Some observers would argue the fun work place is just another fad? What do you think? Does having fun at work lead to higher productivity? Use course concepts to formulate your response.

2. Question:

TCO (C). An October 15, 2004 article by Scott Wyman in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel included the following information on salaries awarded in the county:
“When it comes to getting extra money as a reward for hard work in Broward County government, it pays to work as closely as possible to county commissioners -- preferably right outside their office doors. The average bonus given to that elite staff topped the $5,000 maximum set in the incentive program and was almost triple that received by other employees, according to personnel and audit records reviewed by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Business experts said differences between the bonuses awarded to those at the top of an organization and the rest of its employees is common. Yet, they said, it often is a cause of workplace friction and low morale.”
a. Based on what you’ve learned in this course, use J. Stacy Adam’s Equity Theory to fully explain why this disparity of rewards caused workplace friction and low morale. Include in your answer the specific reason why the lower-paid county workers are motivated to do what they did - cause friction and experience low morale.
b. How can county management reduce the perception of inequity? 

3. Question: Organizational Behavior is just common sense and has little relevance for managers today. Discuss this statement giving examples to support your answer

4. Question: TCO (E). In the May 18, 1998 issue of BusinessWeek, the story line read “Nice Guys Finish With MBAs.” The following is an excerpt from that piece:
“ . . . nearly half of this year’s top B-school graduates turned down their highest-paying job offer, preferring to work for companies that offered room for personal growth or had a more appealing corporate culture.” (p. 8)
Given your understanding of organizational culture and using OCI terminology, offer an explanation why, according to the article, MBA grads are focusing less on salary and more on the organization’s culture.
1. In your response define organizational culture and discuss which OCI styles most likely appeal to these graduates.
2. How can a culture be a liability to an organization?

BSOP-326 Week 4 High-Performance Work Systems - Midterm

1. (TCO 6) An effective leadership system is designed to accomplish all of the following, except _____. (Points : 5)

2. (TCO 6) The traditional approach to strategy deployment is which of the following? (Points : 5)

3. (TCO 3) The criteria for the Canadian Awards for Excellence are most similar to which of the following? (Points : 5)

4. (TCO 3) ISO 9001 provides specific requirements for _____. (Points : 5)

5. (TCO 1) A consumer purchases a generic product at a cost of $5.00 instead of the competing brand-name product that sells for $7.00. The consumer feels that there is no difference in quality between the generic and brand-name products. This scenario illustrates which of the following definitions of quality? (Points : 5)

6. (TCO 1) During the Middle Ages, quality was built into the final product. This approach to quality was lost with the advent of _____. (Points : 5)

7. (TCO 1) Which of the following was the top priority of U.S. manufacturing in the time period immediately following World War II? (Points : 5)

8. (TCO 2) Which of the following systems does not have a role to play in assuring quality in a manufacturing firm? (Points : 5)

9. (TCO 2) An increasingly important component in quality for service firms is _____. (Points : 5)

10. (TCO 2) Services are generally _____ intensive, whereas manufacturing is more _____ intensive. (Points : 5)

11. (TCO 2) Systems thinking can be applied to the analysis of _____. (Points : 5)

12. (TCO 3) The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award serves several purposes, except _____. (Points : 5)

13. (TCO 5) “Moments of truth” are instances when which of the following occurs? (Points : 5)

14. (TCO 5) Which of the following is not true about the American Customer Satisfaction Index? (Points : 5)

15. (TCO 7) Which of the following is not considered a “hard” measure of the effectiveness of human-resource management? (Points : 5)

16. (TCO 4) Which of the following is the primary reason for Deming’s position that slogans should be eliminated? (Points : 5)

17. (TCO 4) The Deming philosophy focuses on improvements in product and service quality by _____. (Points : 5)

18. (TCO 8) The key stages of a team’s life cycle include all of the following, except for _____. (Points : 5)

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1. (TCO 4) Failure to understand Deming’s Profound Knowledge can result in some severe problems. Answer the following three parts relating Peter Scholtes's observations relating to the failure to understand Deming’s Profound Knowledge:

1. Discuss what happens when people do not understand variation. (10 points)
2. Discuss what happens when people do not understand systems. (10 points)
3. Discuss what happens when people do not understand psychology. (10 points)

(Points : 30)

2. (TCO 6) Answer the following three parts relating to the situational leadership theory:

1. Discuss the leadership style that would be used if maturity level of the follower was “able and willing.” (10 points)

2. Discuss the leadership style that would be used if maturity level of the follower was “unable but willing.” (10 points)

3. Discuss the leadership style that would be used if maturity level of the follower was “able but unwilling.” (10 points)

ACCT 567 Week 4 Midterm Exam

1. (TCOs A and B) Fiduciary funds are to use which of the following measurement and basis of accounting? (Points : 5)

Economic resource measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.
Current financial resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.
Economic resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.
None of the above, the fiduciary funds have no revenues.

2. (TCOs A and B) Funds other than the General Fund are required to be considered to be a major fund when (Points : 5)

(A) total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures/expenses of that fund constitute 10 percent of either the governmental or enterprise category.
(B) total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures/expenses of that fund are at least 5 percent of the total of the governmental and enterprise category.
The conditions of either A or B exist.
The conditions of both A and B exist.

3. (TCOs A and B) Which of the following is most correct with regard to Management’s Discussion and Analysis? (Points : 5)

Both state and local governments and federal agencies are required to provide a MD&A.
Federal agency financial reports are required to provide a MD&A.
State and local government agencies are required to provide a MD&A.
Both state and local government and federal agencies are encouraged, but not required to provide a MD&A.

4. (TCOs B and C) With regards to budgetary reporting by governmental entities, which of the following is not a true statement? (Points : 5)

While GASB standards guide the format of the comparison, it does not require governments to maintain budgetary accounts.
GASB standards require governmental entities to present a comparison of budgeted and actual results for the General Fund and special revenue funds with legally adopted budgets.
Budgetary accounts are required to appear in the general purpose financial statements.
The basis of accounting used to report the actual column in the budgetary comparison schedule is prepared according to legal requirements for budget preparation even if it departs from GASB Statements.

5. (TCOs B and C) The proper journal entry to record an encumbrance would include which of the following? (Points : 5)

(A) A debit to the Encumbrance Account.
(B) A debit to the Reserve for Encumbrances Account.
(C) A credit to the Reserve for Encumbrances Account.
A and C would both be included in the journal entry.

6. (TCOs B and C)) Capital assets that are used by an enterprise fund should be accounted for in the following fund? (Points : 5)

Enterprise fund but no depreciation on the capital assets should be recorded.
Enterprise fund and depreciation on the capital assets should be recorded.
Business-type activities journal but no depreciation on the capital assets should be recorded.
Governmental activities journal and depreciation on the capital assets should be recorded.

7. (TCO E) When a government acquires general fixed assets under a capital lease agreement, how should the asset be recorded in the government-wide financial statements? (Points : 5)

As an expense when payments are made.
At the inception of the lease agreement at the lesser of the present value of the minimum lease payments of the fair market value of the property.
As an expenditure when payments are made.
None of the above

8. (TCO E) Which of the following projects would usually be accounted for in a capital projects fund? (Points : 5)

(A) Payment of interest on bonds that are issued to finance the construction of a new city hall.
(B) The construction of a parking garage that is operated as an enterprise fund.
(C) The construction of a fire station addition.
Both A and B would be accounted for in a capital projects fund.

9. (TCO E) Which of the following statements is a true statement regarding the reporting of debt service funds? (Points : 5)

Debt service funds are reported in a separate column in the governmental fund financial statements.
Debt service funds are reported in the other governmental funds column in the governmental fund financial statements.
Debt service funds are reported in a separate column in the government-wide financial statements.
Debt service funds are reported in the governmental activities column in the government-wide financial statements.

10. (TCO D) Under GASB Statement No. 33, when would a special revenue fund be considered to have satisfied the eligibility requirement of a reimbursement type federal grant? (Points : 5)

Only as the work is completed for a project.
When the work has started for the project.
Only after the work is completely finished for the project.
When a plan for the use of the funds has been developed and approved by the appropriate personnel

1. (TCO E)You are in a staff meeting with the city controller and one of your colleagues was quoted as follows: “Capital projects funds are established by a government to account for all plant or equipment acquired by construction.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? (Points : 30)

2. (TCOs A and B)How are the major funds of a state or local government determined by a governmental entity? (Points : 30)