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SOLUTIONS MANUAL for Financial Management for Public H
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ealth, and Not-for-
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Profit Organizations 7th Edition by Steven Finkler, Thad Cala
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1. Financial management is the subset of management that focuses on generating financial i
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nformationthat can improve decisions. The decisions are oriented toward achieving the vario
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us goals of the organization while maintaining a satisfactory financial situation. Financial mana
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gement encompassesthe broad areas of accounting and finance.
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1-2. In proprietary, or for-
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profit, organizations, an underlying goal is to maximize the wealth of the owners of the org
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anization.
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3. In public service organizations, decisions are oriented toward achieving the various goals
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of the organization while maintaining a satisfactory financial situation.
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4. Accounting is a system for keeping track of the financial status of an organization and th
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e financial results of its activities. It has often been referred to as the language of business.
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The vocabulary used by accounting is the language of nonbusiness organizations as well.
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5. Accounting is subdivided into two major areas: managerial accounting and financial accou
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nting. Managerial accounting relates to generating any financial information that managers c
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an use to improve the future results of the organization. This includes techniques designed
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to generate any financial data that might help managers make more effective decisions. Maj
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or aspects of managerialaccounting relate to making financial plans for the organization, impl
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ementing those plans, and thenworking to ensure that the plans are achieved. Some exampl
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es of managerial accounting include preparing annual operating budgets, generating informa
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tion for use in making major investment decisions, and providing the data needed to decide
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w#whether to buy or lease a major piece of equipment. Financial accounting provides retrosp
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ective information. As events that have financial implications occur they are recorded by the
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#financial accounting system. From time to time (usuallymonthly, quarterly, or annually), the r
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ecorded data are summarized and reported to interested users.The users include both inter
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nal managers and people outside the organization. Those outsiders include those who have
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lent or might lend money to the organization (creditors), those who might sell things to the
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w#organization (called suppliers or vendors), and other interested parties. These interested par
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ties may include those with a particular interest in public service organizations, such asregula
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tors, legislators,
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the organization at a specific point in time, as well as reporting the past results of the orga
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nization‘s operations (i.e., how well it has done from a financial viewpoint).
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6. Finance focuses on the alternative sources and uses of the organization‘s financial resour
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ces. Obtaining funds when needed from appropriate sources and the deployment of resourc
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es within theorganization fall under this heading. In addition, finance involves the financial
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markets (such as stock and bond markets) that provide a means to generating funds for or
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ganizations.
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7. Yes. Achieving the goals of the organization requires financial planning. Financial manage
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ment provides information for managers to use in making their decisions. It helps manager
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s by providing information on the likely financial impact of each proposed alternative. It als
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o provides information about financial stability, efficiency, and effectiveness.
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8. Clearly, we might expect some public service organizations that are proprietary, such as s
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ome hospitals, to earn profits. But what about other public service organizations such as ch
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arities? Theyshould make a profit as well. Profits provide a safety margin against unexpecte
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d costs, provide resources to replace buildings and equipment, and to expand and improve
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services.
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t spendingwas more than $3 trillion in 2018. In contrast, the GDP was $21 trillion in 2020.
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