FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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The government-wide statement of activities includes which of the following characteristics (may be more than one):
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Net program expense is a measure of the extent to which a program is self-financing (versus needs subsidies from general revenue) |
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Calculates net program revenue or expense by subtracting applicable revenues from expenses |
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Internal balance is reported as a transfer between activities |
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