Describe the Two Categories of Drift

question 36

Essay

Describe the two categories of drift.

Understand the unique aspects of a government statement of cash flows compared to a business enterprise.

Comprehend the valuation and reporting criteria for Crown property and tangible capital assets in government financial statements.

Analyze the significance of accumulated deficit or surplus and net debt in government financial statements.

Distinguish between business and non-business government organizations based on their characteristics and objectives.

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Definitions:

Common Resources

Natural or man-made resources that are not owned by anyone, tend to be overused or depleted, and are difficult to exclude people from using.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they can be used simultaneously by more than one person without diminishing availability to others.

Private Goods

Goods that are excludable and rival in consumption, meaning their use by one person prevents use by another.

Nonrival

A characteristic of a good whereby one person's consumption does not diminish the availability of that good for consumption by others.