Exam 12: Budgeting and Performance Measurement

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When planning,budgeting,and performance measurement are related,good performance is rewarded,and consequences exist for substandard performance,then public employees' behaviors will change.

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Despite its initial popularity,service efforts and accomplishments reporting has lost favor in recent years.

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Question 42

The schedule of legally required events in the budgeting process is generally referred to as the:

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Question 43

Which of the following statements regarding service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)is not ?

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Question 44

Which of the following is not one of the criteria for an allowable cost under a federal grant?

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Question 45

Which of the following statements regarding costs under federal awards is not ?

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Question 46

Explain what is required to develop an effective total quality management (TQM)program for a government.

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Question 47

In budgeting revenues,state and local government administrators should:

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Question 48

Service efforts and accomplishments reporting is also referred to as citizen-centric reporting.

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Question 49

Which of the following statements regarding government budgets is not ?

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Question 50

Identify and define the three broad categories of service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)measures.

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Question 51

An budgeting method that derives the subsequent year's budget from the current year's budget is called:

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Question 52

Governments receiving federal grants and contract funds are expected to have an accounting information system with adequate internal controls that can deliver reliable information to compare the actual amount spent with budgeted amounts.

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Question 53

Which of the following might appropriately be termed an outcome indicator for a police department that reports service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)indicators?

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Question 54

The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB)publishes a "super circular" which provides streamlined guidelines for grant accounting and reporting.

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Question 55

A major disadvantage of activity-based costing (ABC)in a governmental setting is the very limited number of activities for which it can be used.

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Question 56

Effective capital budgeting for general capital assets of a government requires:

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Question 57

Under service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)reporting input measures are quantity measures that reflect the quantity of a service provided,such as the number of lane-miles of road repaired.

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Question 58

All of the following are objectives of activity-based cost (ABC)accounting in government except:

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When planning,budgeting,and performance measurement are related,good performance is rewarded,and consequences exist for substandard performance,then public employees' behaviors will change.

Despite its initial popularity,service efforts and accomplishments reporting has lost favor in recent years.

The schedule of legally required events in the budgeting process is generally referred to as the:

Which of the following statements regarding service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)is not ?

Which of the following is not one of the criteria for an allowable cost under a federal grant?

Which of the following statements regarding costs under federal awards is not ?

Explain what is required to develop an effective total quality management (TQM)program for a government.

In budgeting revenues,state and local government administrators should:

Service efforts and accomplishments reporting is also referred to as citizen-centric reporting.

Which of the following statements regarding government budgets is not ?

Identify and define the three broad categories of service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)measures.

An budgeting method that derives the subsequent year's budget from the current year's budget is called:

Governments receiving federal grants and contract funds are expected to have an accounting information system with adequate internal controls that can deliver reliable information to compare the actual amount spent with budgeted amounts.

Which of the following might appropriately be termed an outcome indicator for a police department that reports service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)indicators?

The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB)publishes a "super circular" which provides streamlined guidelines for grant accounting and reporting.

A major disadvantage of activity-based costing (ABC)in a governmental setting is the very limited number of activities for which it can be used.

Effective capital budgeting for general capital assets of a government requires:

Under service efforts and accomplishments (SEA)reporting input measures are quantity measures that reflect the quantity of a service provided,such as the number of lane-miles of road repaired.

All of the following are objectives of activity-based cost (ABC)accounting in government except:

Introduction to Accounting and Financial Reporting for Governmental and Not-For-Profit Entities

Principles of Accounting and Financial Reporting for State and Local Governments

Governmental Operating Statement Accounts Budgetary Accounting

Accounting for Governmental Operating Activitiesillustrative Transactions and Financial Statements

Accounting for General Capital Assets and Capital Projects

Accounting for General Long-Term Liabilities and Debt Service

Accounting for the Business-Type Activities of State and Local Governments

Accounting for Fiduciary Activitiesagency and Trust Funds

Financial Reporting of State and Local Governments

Analysis of Governmental Financial Performance

Auditing of Governmental and Not-For-Profit Organizations

Accounting for Not-For-Profit Organizations

Not-For-Profit Organizationsregulatory, Taxation, and Performance Issues

Accounting for Colleges and Universities

Accounting for Health Care Organizations

Accounting and Reporting for the Federal Government Glossary

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