147.Assume the mission statement for the Area Homeless Shelter is as follows:
To provide temporary shelter and meals to area homeless and to assist them in obtaining self-sufficiency.
The Shelter has approached you about contributing a substantial amount of money to support their operations. Before contributing your money, you would like to evaluate the Shelter's service efforts and accomplishments. Give an example of Input, Output, Outcome, and Efficiency measures that you might find useful in assessing the Service Efforts and Accomplishments of the Area Homeless Shelter.
148.Assume the mission statement for the City Fire Department is as follows:
To minimize the combined cost of fire prevention and fire loss.
Give an example of Input, Output, Outcome, and Efficiency measures that might be used in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting.
149.Why is Service Efforts and Accomplishments reporting especially important for governmental and not-for-profit entities?
Exercises
150.A local government has four federal grants. Expenditures during the year ended June 30, 2015, are below:
Type A
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HHS grant, new this year and never audited
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$ 880,000
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HHS grant, audited last year, no major findings
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770,000
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Type B
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Department of Transportation
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65,000
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Department of Agriculture
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485,000
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Total all funds
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$2,200,000
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A. Which grants would the auditor be required to audit, assuming the government is not found to be low risk?
B. Which grants would the auditor be required to audit, assuming the government is found to be low risk?