Use the Following to Answer the Next Two Questions

question 1

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the next two questions:
The City of Park Ridge reported appropriations in the amount of $17,000,000 for its General Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. During that year, expenditures amounted to $16,200,000 (related to current year purchase orders) . In addition, $600,000 in encumbrances had been issued this year, but not filled.
-The amount that Park Ridge would report for expenditures (and encumbrances,if applicable) in its 2015 General Fund Statement of Revenues,Expenditures,and Changes in Fund Balances (GAAP Basis) would be:

• A) $600,000.
• B) $16,200,000.
• C) $16,800,000.
• D) Not enough information is provided to calculate the solution.

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Definitions:

Interaction

In research, this refers to the effect that variables have on each other when combined.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Manipulation Check

A measure used to determine whether the manipulations in an experiment have the intended effect on the subjects.

Interactions

The ways in which variables influence each other in research, which can complicate the interpretation of a study's results.