Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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ISBN: 9781259917059
Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
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Chapter 7, Problem 17.2EP
Which of the following would most likely be accounted for in an internal service fund?
- a. The city pool.
- b. The city’s investments, which are pooled with the county’s and the school district’s investments.
- c. An asphalt plant used to supply the asphalt needed to resurface the city’s streets.
- d. Proceeds from an endowment that are used to maintain the city’s library.
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