3(b) A City government is planning to build a Light Rail Tunnel in the Central Business...
3(b) A City government is planning to build a Light Rail Tunnel in the Central Business District (CBD). The funds have to be borrowed at an interest rate of 12%. For the tunnel to serve its function forever, the following funds will be required. .The construction contractor will require $500 million at beginning of year 1 and another 200 million at the end of year 2 when the construction will end. For routine maintenance, $100,000/year (end of year payment, forever)...
2. A large city uses certain governmental-type funds (General, Special Revenue, Debt Service, and Capital Projects) and proprietary-type funds (Internal Service and Enterprise). State the fund or funds that would be used to record the following transactions 1. The city sent property tax bills to all taxpayers. Most of the taxes were to be used to finance the day-to-day activities of the city. A portion of the tax, however, was levied for the specific purpose of financing operations of the...
A major city in Eastern Canada is planning to build a new wastewater treatment plant to accommodate the increasing water consumption of the city, Plant construction will start in 2018 and is going to take five years at a cost of $30 million per year. After construction is completed, the cost of operation, maintenance is expected to be $2 million for the first year, and to increase by 1% per year thereafter. The salvage/scrap value of the wastewater treatment plant...
THIS PROBLEM IS ABOUT ACCOUNTING FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS!
The City of Duluth has been authorized to build a new library estimated to cost $8,000,000. A bond issue is to provide the funds to construct the building. The attached transactions took place during the fiscal year ending June 30, 20X3 that related to the capital projects fund which was established to account for the construction of the new library. The fund does not enter the budget in the accounting...
What rates should be charged?
Downtown Parking Authority In January a meeting was held in the office of the mayor of Oakmont to discuss a unicipal parking facility. The participants included the mayor, the traffic proposca the administrator of Oakmont's Downtown Parking Authority, the city planner, and the finance director. The purpose of the meeting was to consider a report Richard Stockton, executive assistant to the Parking Authority's administrator, concerning estimated costs and revenues for the proposed facility. Mr. Stockton's...
What additional information, if any, should be obtained
before making a final decision?
Downtown Parking Authority In January a meeting was held in the office of the mayor of Oakmont to discuss a unicipal parking facility. The participants included the mayor, the traffic proposca the administrator of Oakmont's Downtown Parking Authority, the city planner, and the finance director. The purpose of the meeting was to consider a report Richard Stockton, executive assistant to the Parking Authority's administrator, concerning estimated costs...
Central Hospital - A Capital Budgeting Analysis Objective Central Hospital, established in 1904, is the premier hospital in Oklahoma City specializing in cardiology. Patients travel from all over the county to be diagnosed for rare heart conditions and receive treatment from Central's leading staff of doctors and nurses. The hospital receives an influx of over 25,000 visitors each year and has grown rapidly since its establishment. In an effort to diversify, Zach Moore, CEO, is considering a $12 million investment...
In 1985 Bill Thomas took $6,000 of his savings, borrowed another $4,000 from his best friend, and opened a bike rental business in Vienna, VA. The rental shop is adjacent to the Washington & Old Dominion Trail (W&OD) that goes from Purcellville to Old Town Alexandria (45 miles), connects to the Mt Vernon Trail (18 miles) and ends at George Washington’s Mt Vernon Estate. Bill, bought 10 bikes for his first store. The location has parking, and is near the...
Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (A) We do this work because we want to make a difference in the world; how can we go further faster? - Darell Hammond, CEO and co-founder, KaBOOM! Darell Hammond stepped onto the elementary school playground and took a long, slow look around. It was 8 a.m. on an unusually warm fall day in 2002 and the playground was deserted, but Hammond knew the children would start arriving soon to admire their new...
A) Analyze the need for managing change in the case
attached.
B) How would you distribute change roles you would consider if
you were a decision maker in
the project?
Note: Not more than 100 Words.
Complexities of Large-Scale Technology Project Failure: A Forensic Analysis of the Seattle Popular Monorail Authority Introduction History shows that large scale innovative technology projects, financed with public funds, are fraught with dangers and often fail to deliver the product or the results promised at...